Date: 12/03/2013
Work to clear the disused Portishead railway line has begun 49 years after passenger trains last used the route. Contractors employed by North Somerset Council, which owns the line, have moved in to start cutting back the vegetation. The track is being inspected to see how much work would be needed before trains could start running again. The Department for Transport is expected to make an announcement on funding later this year. Part of the line into Bristol - from Portbury - was reopened in 2002 but the rest of the route remains disused. Network Rail is currently in discussions with the West of England Partnership to develop the Greater Bristol Metro which will include Portishead. [From Richard Buckby]
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Work to clear vegetation from the a disused railway line is under way to see if the track is suitable to run trains on again.
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