The Bristol Railway Archive

complete nonsense of course. the 143s were built in 1985/1986 while the 150s were built between 1984-1987. that's some good spin to call them newer!

they do have a larger capacity, and better door layout, so that's one thing, however, the platforms on the beach line are notoriously low, the 143s ...

For an example of where the introduction of a parking fee has dramatically reduced the patronage of a car park, just look at Frome. Frome had a tiny car park, which was always overflowing, so FGW leased additional land and tripled the size of the car park. This quickly filled up too. Last year a fee ...

well you wouldn't have to pay if you were sat in your car - leaving someone in the driving seat is the established method of avoiding the parking meter man...

When fgw began ripping off passengers with parking fees the number of cars parking in residential areas around Nailsea & Backwell was quite noticeable, it's high time this grubby little bus company learned the meaning of the word "enough".

The car park at Nailsea & Backwell is council operated ...

from the bbc today...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8579490.stm