Recent content by christhebull

For GWR, another contender on the Severn Beach Line is Montpelier to Redland at 36ch - basically from one side of a viaduct to another. Redland to Clifton Down is only slightly longer at 37ch...

Farnborough (Main) and Farnborough North

Haslemere must surely be one as this is where passengers change between fast and stopping services to Portsmouth, the only passenger trains I am aware of that pass without stopping are occasional XC diversions.

Yes, the location is to the west of STJ - part of the rationale for the station is to relieve parking at Severn Tunnel Junction.

I wouldn't describe it as being as noticeable at Bristol Temple Meads as at some of the other stations mentioned, as only part of the station is enclosed; however the city already has significant air quality issues, so the recently truncated GWML electrification isn't exactly helping things.

A few around Bristol... Lawrence Hill - platform 1 has direct access from a Lidl car park Bedminster - c. 4 minutes from ASDA Bedminster Clifton Down - immediately adjacent to Sainsburys Clifton Down Filton Abbey Wood - c. 5 minutes from ASDA Filton

How much time I allow depends on how familiar I am with the route, whether I have a tight connection (in which case I will try to be at the door when the train stops), and what I'm carrying in terms of luggage really [especially if I have my laptop out]. Coming into Waterloo I will probably get...

I suspect that for quite a few disabled people, free train travel would be of little use to them if their local station doesn't have level access, which in my estimation is still quite a large proportion of them in suburban areas where which many people need to travel from. For example, it's...

GWR is offering a 50% discount on advance single tickets with a 16-25 railcard to 31st January when booked (up to the 31st December) via their website: https://www.gwr.com/students Might use it for a trip to Plymouth some time soon...