Transport feed - This Is Bristol

We need a safe alternative to speed cameras, says MP

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Anxious MP Michael Wills yesterday called on council chiefs in Swindon to protect people living in or around one of the town's busiest roads when the speed cameras are controversially removed.

Rapid transit systems in £3bn funding bid

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:57:48 GMT

A £3 billion package of transport schemes aimed at cutting peak- time jams in the West have been submitted to the Government for funding.

Road review sparked after 71 signs put up on A419

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:21:00 GMT

Transport chiefs are driving motorists to distraction after installing 71 road signs - in just half-a-mile of the A419 in Cirencester.

Blow to commuters as Swindon park and ride shuts

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:37:41 GMT

There is anger among motorists at moves to close off Swindon's first ever jam-busting park and ride facility as a cash-cutting measure. About 800 commuters have signed a petition opposing the scheme to axe the Groundwell site.

Villagers' despair as sat-nav trucks get stuck

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:08:42 GMT

Villagers in Colerne, Wiltshire, are calling for action as lorries heading for a nearby airfield keep getting lost and stuck in their narrow roads – thanks to incorrect sat-nav systems.

Report slams handling of 'the disaster that befell' West Somerset Railway

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:48:13 GMT

The management team at West Somerset Railway has been slammed for the shambolic way in which it dealt with damage to the tracks which caused steam engines to be taken off the rails last summer. An investigation, carried out by the organisation's own deputy chairman and published on Wednesday, reveals a string of mistakes and public relations described as "less than deft".

Campaigners say West is on the right track

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:37:07 GMT

Rail campaigners have welcomed what appears to be a major boost for train services in the region. Members of Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance (TFGBA) and Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) said they were delighted the South West Regional Assembly's Transport Board recommended the inclusion of three rail schemes in a bid for Government funding.

Campaigners angry over failed bid to get railway world status

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:17:13 GMT

News that a bid to get Brunel's most-admired engineering feat listed as a World Heritage Site has failed has met with bitter dismay from campaigners.

Bath to ban delivery lorries

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:08:09 GMT

EU cash will be used to help set up a network of electric trucks to ferry goods from a distribution depot to the city centre

Rail commuters face one hour delays after vehicle hits bridge

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:08:22 GMT

Rail commuters in the West faced delays of up to an hour this morning after a vehicle struck a bridge near to Trowbridge, in Wiltshire.

Horse riders call for speed limit after accidents

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:16:01 GMT

Horse riders in Upton Cheyney, South Gloucestershire, are calling for a lower speed limit in a narrow country lane after a number of accidents in Marshfield Lane.

Driven round the bend by Christmas tree on magic Roundabout

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:29:49 GMT

A team of council workmen were left scratching their heads in the middle of Swindon's infamous Magic Roundabout on Sunday when they were confounded by a Christmas tree that was too tall.

Drivers will face 40-mile diversion off A303

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:10:45 GMT

Motorists on the A303 in east Somerset will face a 40-mile diversion from Mere to Hindon for 14 weeks next year. It is feared there will be major disruption when traffic is diverted via Shepton Mallet and Castle Cary.

Small traders ask for VAT in car parking until Christmas

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:24:22 GMT

Small businesses hard-pressed for trade have urged West councils to reduce or scrap parking charges in the run-up to Christmas

£10 million A40 scheme nearly finished

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:24:37 GMT

Highways engineers have pledged to put the finishing touches to a controversial £10 million road scheme by the end of this week amid calls for a public apology over a string of delays.

Highway robbery

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:39:33 GMT

Commuters and businesses are furious that the operator of the Severn Bridge is refusing to pass on the 2.5% cut in VAT and is planning a big hike in tolls early next year

Bath street cleaners fed up with public criticism

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:47:03 GMT

T hey admit to being viewed as "the lowest of the low" by the public, but Bath's street cleaners insist they are doing their utmost to keep the city clean. Recently, the army of workers has come under fire from Bathonians complaining the city centre is far too scruffy for a World Heritage Site.

Campaigners fear Welsh will take trains back

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:03:00 GMT

T housands of West commuters could be left with standing room only on local trains because the Welsh want their trains back, according to campaigners. Passenger watchdogs fear Welsh Assembly Transport Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones is poised to ask First Great Western to return 10 carriages they have on loan.

Parents slam council over 'bus crisis'

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:17:13 GMT

Anxious parents in Bath have slammed the council over their failure to address an overcrowding crisis on buses.

Land sale is 'great West train robbery'

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:04:30 GMT

The auction of rail land at three key sites in Henbury, Patchway and Frome for a total of £1.4 million is the "great West train robbery" a transport campaigner claims.