New Platform for Bristol Parkway

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:09 pm

Perhaps old news for the forum....?

Had a letter from Network Rail informing me of increased noise activity at night over the next months at Bristol Parkway due to works to "increase station capacity"...

A quick peruse on tinternet reveals that there are plans in place to provide an additional platform at Parkway.

I would imagine this is using the old royal mail terminal?

Any thoughts or other details?

Could be a good opertunity to snap some engineering workings at close quarters!

Details attached
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20d ... iginal.pdf

Post by **madhattie** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:57 pm

I think the new platform is going to be alongside the Royal Mail building, rather than utilising it.

The work is being carried out by Dean & Dyball who have kindly agreed to supply me with ground-level photos of the work as they do it.

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:11 pm

The up loop that runs behind the up platform will become a passenger loop with a new face provided on the current up platform. The up loop platform will stretch further towards London then the up badminton one because of the buildings at the Welsh end. Like the current platforms it won't be permissive.

A bit of a cheap and cheerful project involving minimal alterations to the signalling. It should be a useful regulation point for the charfield line services (to get Midlands past Gloucesters) but where the freights waiting relief will go I'm not entirely sure!

My hunch is that they will divert the new hourly Weston - Filton service into Parkway at some point...

Alex

stopblock · Post by **stopblock** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:05 pm

Prehaps once it is built and in operational use it will prevent ews using the royal mail platform as a stabling point for the ever late running coal trains out of portbury bound for the north

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JAY · Post by **JAY** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:25 pm

are there any pics of the work yet???

thanks

Post by **James** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:47 am

Tom Hampson on SWRG reports:

1.03pm

"the new platform 3 at bristol parkway appears to be comming along
well. the concrete block walls look almost finished now. the up loop
and mail terminal loop are both under posession."

thunderer · Post by **thunderer** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:04 pm

uumm...I have some photos taken back in 1972 I think, when the original Parkway was first built. They will make an interesting comparison.

Of course there were no canopies in those days either, just bus shelters and a booking office with a footbridge.

No doubt others remember too?

JAY · Post by **JAY** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:39 pm

saw a pic just now here: http://great-western.fotopic.net/p38353351.html

the new platform seems to be coming along quite well. Will be good news when its finished and opened!