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Magazines and Newsletters
Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 49 - Autumn 2022 (1.6MB)- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 48 - Spring 2022 (1.1MB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 47 - Autumn 2021 (983kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 46 - Late-Summer 2021 (489kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 45 - Spring 2021 (430kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 44 - Autumn 2020 (539kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 43 - Spring 2020 (539kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 42 - Autumn 2019 (470kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 41 - Whitsun 2019 (424kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 40 - Spring 2019 (446kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 39 - Late Summer 2018 (354kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 38 - Summer 2018 (381kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 37 - Spring 2018 (357kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 36 - New Year 2018 (502kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 35 - Autumn 2017 (354kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 34 - Summer 2017 (407kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 33 - Spring 2017 (294kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 32 - New Year 2017 (254kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 31 - Autumn 2016 (176kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 30 - Summer 2016 (191kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 29 - Spring 2016 (223kB)
- Railfuture Severnside Newsletter 28 - New Year 2016 (296kB)
Miscellaneous Documents and Audio
Annual General Meetings
- 06/04/2019 - Severnside branch AGM 2019 (115kB)
- 14/04/2018 - Railfuture Severnside Branch AGM minutes 2018 (214kB)
Non-Railfuture Publications and Leaflets
- "Connecting Communities: framework assessment of new station opportunities on Western Route" - Network Rail, v1 July 2024 (1.4MB)
Press releases
- 10/02/2014 - Railfuture meets Transport Minister about Somerset ITA (61kB)
- 14/06/2012 - Don't concrete over railways, say campaigners (229kB)
- 23/03/2011 - Rail campaigners welcome news that Swindon-Kemble rail line will be re-doubled (32kB)
- 28/06/2010 - National rail conference comes to Taunton (42kB)
- 19/10/2009 - Railfuture calls for axed road cash to upgrade the railway (41kB)
- 01/11/2008 - Last chance for reopened railway to Radstock? (33kB)
- 22/09/2008 - Money to reopen the Portishead rail line is there for the asking (38kB)
Presentations from Conferences and Public Meetings
- 15/07/2023 - Presentation by Bedwyn Trains Passenger Group Steve Smith on their two Awards (826kB)
- 29/05/2021 - Portishead Railway Group - key steps to 2024 (733kB)
- 18/11/2017 - TransWilts presentation (1.4MB)
Radio Interviews
17/12/2024 - BBC Bristol BW GWR cancellations (276kB)- 14/10/2024 - BBC Somerset BW somerset railways (3.1MB)
- 30/07/2024 - BBC Bristol BW Portishead setback (1.2MB)
- 25/04/2024 - BBC Somerset BW Labour renationalisation (1.7MB)
- 01/11/2023 - BBC Bristol BW ticke office U-turn (968kB)
- 22/08/2023 - BBC Somerset Bath Spa ticket office (630kB)
- 16/08/2023 - BBC Radio Bristol BW ticket offices and fares (1.7MB)
- 01/08/2023 - BBC Bristol BW Portway station (2.1MB)
- 06/07/2023 - BBC Somerset BW ticket office closures (1014kB)
- 23/03/2023 - BBC Radio Bristol BW on Bristol Cardiff links (2.7MB)
- 09/02/2023 - BBC Radio Bristol BW fares reform (3.8MB)
- 30/03/2022 - BBC Radio Bristol BW Orient Express (3.2MB)
- 20/10/2021 - BBC Bristol Waterloo service axe (4.5MB)
- 21/08/2021 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Bristol about Twerton Station (2.6MB)
- 13/05/2021 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Bristol about class 800 cracks (1.6MB)
- 15/04/2021 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Bristol about Temple Meads works (3.2MB)
- 19/09/2020 - BBC Bristol BW flexible season tickets (1.6MB)
- 23/03/2020 - BBC Radio Bristol Bruce Williamson talks about reduced services (1.4MB)
- 12/11/2019 - Nigel Bray on BBC Radio Glos about a second Stonehouse station (382kB)
- 27/07/2018 - Nigel Bray on BBC Cornwall about overcrowding on Great Western Railway (943kB)
- 09/02/2018 - Bruce Williamson on Bristol Community Radio (BCFM) about transport and politics (9.5MB)
- 09/01/2018 - Bruce Williamson explains on BBC Bristol about the impact of cable thefts and need for sustained investment (1.7MB)
- 14/12/2017 - Bruce Williamson talks to BBC Bristol about an underground system for Bristol (907kB)
- 01/07/2016 - Railfuture's Bruce Williamson chats at length with Bristol's BCfm radio about rail campaigns (10MB)
- 19/01/2016 - Bruce Williamson on BBC Radio Bristol with Cllr Simon Cooke about Ashton Gate station reopening (4.0MB)
- 2024.11.19 BBC Radio Somerset BW Go-op (3.6MB)
- 2025.06.04 BBC Bristol BW WECA transport grant (854kB)
- 2025.06.04 BBC Somerset BW Weca and fare evasion (2.9MB)
Reports of Conferences and Events
- 26/05/2012 - Report of joint meeting of Railfuture Wessex and Severnside regional branches in Salisbury (132kB)
Submissions
- 03/03/2025 - Railfuture South West response to Peninsula Transport draft Strategic Implementation Plan (147kB)
- 05/02/2024 - Railfuture South West response to Peninsula Transport draft Transport Strategy to 2050 (161kB)
- 31/10/2022 - Railfuture response to South Gloucestershire Council Charfield station planning application (110kB)
- 10/01/2022 - Railfuture response to South Gloucestershire Council on proposed Charfield station (92kB)
- 17/09/2021 - Railfuture South West response to Peninsula Transport Vision (88kB)
- 23/08/2021 - Railfuture Severnside response to Wiltshire Bus Service Improvement Plan (92kB)
- 22/08/2021 - Railfuture Severnside response to Somerset Bus Service Improvement Plan (94kB)
- 07/08/2021 - Railfuture Severnside response to Gloucestershire Transport Integration (83kB)
- 06/08/2021 - Railfuture Severnside response to West of England CA & N. Somerset Bus Service Improvement Plan (101kB)
- 19/04/2021 - Railfuture response to MHCLG Unitarisation in Cumbria, Somerset, North Yorkshire (77kB)
- 06/03/2021 - Railfuture Severnside response to Wiltshire Council - Local Plan review (101kB)
- 01/03/2021 - Railfuture Severnside response to South Gloucestershire Local Plan ph 1 (49kB)
- 17/02/2021 - Railfuture Severnside response to Bath & NE Somerset Council - Local Plan options (97kB)
- 04/01/2021 - Railfuture Severnside response to Somerset West & Taunton Council - Public Transport (101kB)
- 24/07/2020 - Railfuture Severnside & Wessex response to Western Gateway draft Transport Strategy (188kB)
- 18/03/2020 - Railfuture Severnside response to Gloucestershire LTP4 review (265kB)
- 21/05/2019 - Railfuture Severnside response to Bristol Local Plan (112kB)
- 04/03/2019 - Railfuture Severnside response to West of England CA joint LTP4 (102kB)
- 10/01/2019 - Railfuture Severnside response to G,C &T Joint Core Strategy Review (398kB)
- 20/12/2018 - Railfuture Severnside response to WoE CA Joint Spatial Plan Technical Evidence (321kB)
- 25/10/2018 - Railfuture Severnside response to Draft Bristol Transport Strategy (393kB)
- 21/09/2018 - Railfuture Severnside response to Somerset draft Transport Strategy (325kB)
- 15/08/2018 - Railfuture Severnside response to Taunton Transport Strategy (305kB)
- 08/04/2018 - Railfuture response to Cheltenham Local Plan consultation (317kB)
- 29/11/2017 - Railfuture response to Travelwest Stage 2 consultation (46kB)
- 18/12/2016 - Railfuture response to West of England Joint Spatial Plan consultation (409kB)
- 16/12/2016 - Railfuture response to West of England Joint Transport Plan consultation (276kB)
- 09/09/2016 - Response to Gloucester City Council Kings Quarter consultation (190kB)
- 02/09/2016 - Letter to Network Rail re closure of Pilning down platform (182kB)
- 16/03/2016 - Railfuture response to TransWilts consultation on being designated Community Rail (254kB)
- 04/02/2016 - Railfuture response to Gloucestershire Rail Study Report (195kB)
- 03/02/2016 - Railfuture online response to Gloucestershire Draft Rail Strategy (104kB)
- 26/01/2016 - Railfuture response to West of England Joint Transport Study (287kB)
- 23/01/2016 - Railfuture response to TravelWest's Henbury station location consultation (150kB)
- 14/10/2015 - Railfuture response to East of Bath Park & Ride Proposals Consultation (197kB)
- 31/07/2015 - Railfuture response to Travelwest consultation about Portishead line reopening (78kB)
- 20/01/2014 - Railfuture response to West Somerset Railway PLC Draft Corporate Plan Draft Corporate Plan 2014-2023 (84kB)
Maps
Bristol Metro railway route map showing possible destinations (87kB)- Greater Bristol Metro proposed network - produced March 2012 (300px) (17kB)
Photos
- 15/07/2023 - Gold Award for Best Website presented to Steve Smith & Bill Wells of Bedwyn Trains Passenger Group (1.2MB)
- 15/07/2023 - Silver Award for Best Campaign presented to Steve Smith & Bill Wells of Bedwyn Trains Passenger Group (3.0MB)
- 16/07/2022 - joint Bronze Award for Best Website presented to Melksham Transport User Group (108kB)
- 16/07/2022 - joint Commendation for Best Campaigner presented to Graham Ellis, Melksham Transport User Group (156kB)
- 03/12/2018 - Filton Bank quadrupling (133kB)
- 03/12/2018 - Filton Bank quadrupling 3x2 (160kB)
Website Pages
Many of these documents will use the old company name (Railway Development Society Ltd). Since 1st January 2018 we have been Railfuture Ltd.
CAUTION: Older documents may no longer reflect Railfuture's current policies. Contact details may also be out of date: please always get latest details from www.railfuture.org.uk/Contact+Us.