New Station calendar

[Horizon22]

Can I ask that anyone interested to look at the final section of stations on the master database on the very first posting on this thread, where mention is made of that proposed station.

I did, but it did not immediately jump out to me, due to the name change.

 

[JRT]

Can I ask that anyone interested to look at the final section of stations on the master database on the very first posting on this thread, where mention is made of that proposed station.

Brabazon isn't mentioned in the original post. There's no mention of anything in the news item of any other name used for the station

 

[zwk500]

I did, but it did not immediately jump out to me, due to the name change.

Has the name actually changed? All the WECA/MetroWest website pages refer to it as North Filton: https://travelwest.info/projects/north-filton-and-henbury-train-stations/
as does the planning permission decision letter: https://developments.southglos.gov....1_06296_F-APPROVE_WITH_CONDITIONS-7603153.pdf

 

[WesternBiker]

Has the name actually changed? All the WECA/MetroWest website pages refer to it as North Filton: https://travelwest.info/projects/north-filton-and-henbury-train-stations/
as does the planning permission decision letter: https://developments.southglos.gov....1_06296_F-APPROVE_WITH_CONDITIONS-7603153.pdf

Indeed - it is the community which will be known as "Brabazon".

I couldn't get the link to the planning decision letter to work (often the case with Planning portals), so if anyone else has the same issue, one can search under the reference: P21/06296/F.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

When I first saw the word Brabazon on postings, what first came to my mind was the Bristol Brabazon piston-engined long-distance aircraft intended for the Atlantic crossing route, which borrowed its name from the company chairman, Lord Brabazon of Tara.

 

[Horizon22]

When I first saw the word Brabazon on postings, what first came to my mind was the Bristol Brabazon piston-engined long-distance aircraft intended for the Atlantic crossing route, which borrowed its name from the company chairman, Lord Brabazon of Tara.

I think that’s because the whole area is being developed and it’s on the old airstrip.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

I think that’s because the whole area is being developed and it’s on the old airstrip.

The news item referred to is the first time I have seen North Filton referred to as Brabazon. The headline states "Work starts on Brabazon train station to open autumn 2026". Whether this means Brabazon Station, or a train station serving the Brabazon location which will be called North Filton remains to be confirmed. I do not want another Portway Parkway Park and Ride!

 

[Ashley Hill]

The news item referred to is the first time I have seen North Filton referred to as Brabazon. The headline states "Work starts on Brabazon train station to open autumn 2026". Whether this means Brabazon Station, or a train station serving the Brabazon location which will be called North Filton remains to be confirmed. I do not want another Portway Parkway Park and Ride!

Perhaps those concerned think that Brabazon will be a more "glamorous" station name than North Filton, especially if they add some claptrap about celebrating Britains aircraft industry to the publicity.

 

[Bald Rick]

When I first saw the word Brabazon on postings, what first came to my mind was the Bristol Brabazon piston-engined long-distance aircraft intended for the Atlantic crossing route, which borrowed its name from the company chairman, Lord Brabazon of Tara.

One hopes the station is rather more successful than the aircraft.

 

[duffield]

I don't like "North Filton". It should be "Filton North" to fit with "Filton Abbey Wood".

 

[zwk500]

I don't like "North Filton". It should be "Filton North" to fit with "Filton Abbey Wood".

Arguably it should be Filton North, as the station to the north of the Filton neighbourhood, but I expect the Brabazon development will quickly become known as North Filton, so it won't feel strange for long.

 

[Snow1964]

The news item referred to is the first time I have seen North Filton referred to as Brabazon. The headline states "Work starts on Brabazon train station to open autumn 2026". Whether this means Brabazon Station, or a train station serving the Brabazon location which will be called North Filton remains to be confirmed. I do not want another Portway Parkway Park and Ride!

YTL Developments who are developing the site have issued update about new 8 storey office block, which apparently will have shops and station ticket office at ground floor level. If you read it as a station building with offices above then must be one of the biggest new station buildings in recent years. Photo impression on link

YTL Developments has now submitted a planning application for a landmark Grade-A office building that will be the gateway to Brabazon, located next to the new train station.

The new eight-storey office development will be the first permanent commercial space at Brabazon and marks the first step in delivering a business address like no other in North Bristol.

The new commercial buildings are part of YTL Developments’s approved masterplan for Brabazon, which includes over 6,500 new homes, 2,000 beds of student accommodation, and 86 acres of public squares, parks and playing fields. The 3.7m square feet of commercial space will support up to 30,000 jobs, while over £100 million is being invested in sustainable transport infrastructure.

Station Office Building Plans Submitted at Brabazon | YTL Developments

YTL Developments has now submitted a planning application for a landmark Grade-A office building that will be the gateway to Brabazon, located next to the new station. Read more.

www.ytldevelopments.co.uk

 

[The exile]

YTL Developments who are developing the site have issued update about new 8 storey office block, which apparently will have shops and station ticket office at ground floor level.

A ticket office- how quaint!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A ticket office- how quaint

But a hopeful sign that humanity has not finally succumbed.

 

[The exile]

But a hopeful sign that humanity has not finally succumbed.

Let’s hope so!

 

[Parallel]

Is there any update on Butetown opening? The latest article I can find is from December last year. The platform itself had been constructed when I passed in October last year.

 

[tigermonstera]

Is there any update on Butetown opening? The latest article I can find is from December last year. The platform itself had been constructed when I passed in October last year.

I'm not aware of an update since last year, at which point the opening date was 2025/2026. The latest Cardiff Council Corporate Plan also puts completion "by December 2026".

Since October, work has increased on the west side of the station. In the last month, a section of wall has been removed at the site of the future south entrance and lift. OLE has also been going up recently. When the station can open will also depend on whether the tram-trains will need to be in operation first.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

To ease identification (at least for those who have bought the latest Rail Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland founded by SK Baker, now edited by Joe Brown) I have added a column to the table at #1 showing the relevant page number and grid reference.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I don't like "North Filton". It should be "Filton North" to fit with "Filton Abbey Wood".

I know there's no RETB to worry about in the area (unlike at Tyndrum), but could having both stations start with "Filton" cause some operational confusion? That could be why North Filton is the "working title".

 

[Edvid]

Following the recent Universal announcement, Mayor of Bedford Tom Wootton says that construction of Wixams station is paused and it will no longer be funded through the Bedford Borough Council budget (which included Section 106 contributions). This means the council-led 2-platform scheme has been aborted.

 

[flitwickbeds]

This is frustrating and I said in a post on the dedicated thread that it was a risk but would be a mistake.

All that time and money lost (do they have to give the S106 money back to the estate developer now?) with the end result being that the good people of Wixams are, yet again, without a station for at least another few years.

 

[The exile]

I know there's no RETB to worry about in the area (unlike at Tyndrum), but could having both stations start with "Filton" cause some operational confusion? That could be why North Filton is the "working title".

Its predecessor was also North Filton (Platform), IIRC.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

All that time and money lost (do they have to give the S106 money back to the estate developer now?)

A question that may well be asked by the legal team acting for the developer.

 

[flitwickbeds]

A question that may well be asked by the legal team acting for the developer.

According to the local BBC radio station report this morning, it was the Government who 'ordered' the cancellation/pause of Wixams station. Hopefully they, and not Bedford Borough Council, will pay the refund if this is true.

It's such a shame Wixams has lost out again. Whole unlikely, it means they could end up without a station at all now.

 

[Mikey C]

According to the local BBC radio station report this morning, it was the Government who 'ordered' the cancellation/pause of Wixams station. Hopefully they, and not Bedford Borough Council, will pay the refund if this is true.

It's such a shame Wixams has lost out again. Whole unlikely, it means they could end up without a station at all now.

The whole point is that Universal will build a much bigger and better station, rather than the council doing a cheap job, which will then be ripped up in a few years anyway.

 

[duffield]

The whole point is that Universal will build a much bigger and better station, rather than the council doing a cheap job, which will then be ripped up in a few years anyway.

And as a bonus, you'll get down from the footbridge by riding a flume.

 

[flitwickbeds]

The whole point is that Universal will build a much bigger and better station, rather than the council doing a cheap job, which will then be ripped up in a few years anyway.

Sure, I get that.

But it's 22 years and counting for Wixams. All the campaigning, all the meetings, all the fights for money, all the deadlines, all the plans, all the work so far, all the anticipation for a 2026 opening. Gone. And the result is... no station. Again.

IF Universal gets planning permission, and IF they don't change the station plans so the station entrance faces towards the park rather than 180° facing Wixams, and IF Universal agree to fund the whole lot, and IF, and IF... Then the station MIGHT finally be ready in 2031. Or later.

Whereas they could have changed the plans to be compatible with the larger final station, get Wixams operational, use the S106 money from the developer for its intended purpose rather than hand it back or go through protracted and expensive legal proceedings, and still end up with the station they ultimately want.

 

[D365]

The whole point is that Universal will build a much bigger and better station, rather than the council doing a cheap job, which will then be ripped up in a few years anyway.

Sure, I get that.

But it's 22 years and counting for Wixams. All the campaigning, all the meetings, all the fights for money, all the deadlines, all the plans, all the work so far, all the anticipation for a 2026 opening. Gone. And the result is... no station. Again.

IF Universal gets planning permission, and IF they don't change the station plans so the station entrance faces towards the park rather than 180° facing Wixams, and IF Universal agree to fund the whole lot, and IF, and IF... Then the station MIGHT finally be ready in 2031. Or later.

Whereas they could have changed the plans to be compatible with the larger final station, get Wixams operational, use the S106 money from the developer for its intended purpose rather than hand it back or go through protracted and expensive legal proceedings, and still end up with the station they ultimately want.

For further discussion of changes to Wixams stations as a result of Universal I'd suggest this speculative discussion.

But I definitely agree with the concern that Wixams is losing out on 'their' station for several more years. And that's a best case scenario.