Glorious sunshine welcomed the launch of Community Rail Week at Yatton station on Monday. The week’s activities are shining a spotlight on the lesser-known community side of the railway and promoting its benefits at a national and local level.
Today Western Gateway Sub-national Transport Body (STB) launches its long-term Strategic Transport Plan, setting out the region’s transport priorities from now until 2050.
Concorde, coaches and conversation was the theme of this years’ first in-person Coach Forum, held on Tuesday 7th May 2024 at the exciting Aerospace Bristol Museum.
Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport Sub-national Transport Bodies have jointly published an Electric Vehicle Charging Study, to help local authorities plan for EV uptake and identify potential charge point sites.
The Western Gateway team took a trip via train to Gloucestershire to discover more about the progression of the missing link; a project to dual a three-mile stretch of the A417.
This month we welcome a new member to the team, we took a trip to Taunton, and we had our long-term Strategic Transport Plan approved by our Board. We also have news about our coach and freight forums, plus and updates from our local authorities and partners.
We are hosting an exciting coach forum event at Bristol’s Aerospace museum on Tuesday 7 May. Join us to find out about the challenges and opportunities for the coach sector in the south west, with engaging speakers and more.
We have news about our coach and freight forums, plus links to videos and presentations from the STB Conference last month.
We have news about two firsts for Western Gateway STB, as we held our inaugural regional coach forum as well as a stakeholder event to progress new rural mobility pilots in our region.