Portishead approved

[fgwrich]

Off topic, but is it worth spinning the Weston Milton / Weston Super Mare topic out into a separate thread?

Fingers crossed for some news on the submission of the business case though, 2 days left of the month so they’d better be quick!

 

[yorkie]

Off topic, but is it worth spinning the Weston Milton / Weston Super Mare topic out into a separate thread?

This has just been brought to our attention this evening; it has now been done:

What work could or should happen in conjunction with the planned Portishead reopening?

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/portishead-approved.239542/ Does the Portishead scheme include the reinstatement of the Down Relief from Bristol TM to Parson Street?

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[tom1649]

I'd love to see the size of the warehouse needed to house all the paperwork related to this reopening so far...

 

[nigelpm]

I’m sure Foxy Loxy will want a quick approval from the government to try and save his bacon in the forthcoming election.

I suspect he'll be ok given the relative inexperience by comparison to Sir Liam Fox of the candidate Labour have put forward. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557240985915

 

[tumbles]

Expect the costs to have risen again - ifs now going to be if the dfT want to fork out or try and get WECA/NSC to chip in yet again

 

[The exile]

If the announcement's positive, what's the betting it (and any approval of extra stock in the short to medium term - viz 175s or TfW 158s) will be held over until the speech at the official opening of Ashley Down? If it's negative - no doubt nothing before the election....

 

[tumbles]

If the announcement's positive, what's the betting it (and any approval of extra stock in the short to medium term - viz 175s or TfW 158s) will be held over until the speech at the official opening of Ashley Down? If it's negative - no doubt nothing before the election....

I'd expect the announcement before the GE to help boost Dr Fox's seat.

Rolling stock I'd imagine we'd end up with 165/166's like the Severn Beach line.

 

[The exile]

Rolling stock I'd imagine we'd end up with 165/166's like the Severn Beach line.

Indeed - however, as stock is already too thin on the ground and there will also be a requirement for extra for the Mid-Cornwall metro, there is a requirement for extra stock - whether or not that actually ends up going to Portishead.

 

[Irascible]

I'd expect the announcement before the GE to help boost Dr Fox's seat.

Rolling stock I'd imagine we'd end up with 165/166's like the Severn Beach line.

Better flippin hurry with the announcement...

When's the completion date likely to be now? that might be the other side of some GWR procurement actually producing a result.

 

[davetheguard]

As the General Election date has now been announced, I assume we are now in purdah, and if the project is to go ahead the decision will now have to wait until after the election?

In short, yet more delay!

 

[Snow1964]

As the General Election date has now been announced, I assume we are now in purdah, and if the project is to go ahead the decision will now have to wait until after the election?

In short, yet more delay!

For a General Election there is no set start to purdah
It is determined by convention, usually starts day Parliament is dissolved.

Parliament hasn't yet been dissolved, will be what is known as a wash-up period (where few pieces of selected legislation are rushed through to completion).

 

[Backroom_boy]

As the General Election date has now been announced, I assume we are now in purdah, and if the project is to go ahead the decision will now have to wait until after the election?

In short, yet more delay!

Not sure we're in Purdah till Parliament is dissolved, so a whole eight days to anounce anything ...

 

[Meerkat]

Not sure we're in Purdah till Parliament is dissolved, so a whole eight days to anounce anything ...

As it seems to have been a surprise to most in the government I would guess none of them are in a position to rush anything through.