68-452: LWH may refer to: Lawrence Hill railway station has National Rail code LWH Lightweight Helmet Liverpool Women's Hospital White Lachi is a Tai–Kadai language with ISO 639:l language code lwh Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title LWH . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
136-637: A contractual option to continue the Greater Western passenger franchise beyond 2013, citing a desire for a longer-term contract due to the impending upgrade to the Great Western Main Line . The franchise was put out to tender , but the process was halted and later scrapped due to the fallout from the collapse of the InterCity West Coast franchise competition . A two-year franchise extension until September 2015
204-466: A cost-saving measure. The footbridge was demolished by 1970, forcing passengers to change platform via the steps to Church Road at the south end of the station. Most of the station buildings were demolished in August 1970, but there were still some on the westernmost platform in 1979. By 1974 the platforms serving the eastern tracks had been removed, with the tracks themselves removed in 1984. Plans to use
272-486: A desire for a longer-term contract due to the impending upgrade to the Great Western Main Line. The franchise was put out to tender but the process was halted and later scrapped due to the fallout from the collapse of the InterCity West Coast franchise competition . A two-year franchise extension until September 2015 was agreed in October 2013, and subsequently extended until March 2019. The CrossCountry franchise
340-474: A five-minute journey could take an hour. Debbonaire stated that step-free access had been promised for some time. A collision occurred near Lawrence Hill on 8 January 1930, approximately 500 yards (460 m) north of the station. At 5:41am, an express train from Shrewsbury to Penzance ran into the back of a minerals train which had stopped to pick up the brakes after descending Filton Bank . The express locomotive, GWR 4000 Class number 4063 " Bath Abbey ",
408-601: A gradual decline of services at Lawrence Hill. Passenger numbers along the Clifton Extension Railway, now known as the Severn Beach Line , also dropped, and in 1963 the Beeching report suggested that all services along the line be withdrawn. In the end, services continued to Severn Beach but were discontinued via Henbury and Pilning. Staff were withdrawn from the station from 17 July 1967 as
476-480: A loop were rejected by the West of England Joint Transport Board , however Bristol City Councillors voted to send the decision back to the board for further discussion. The station's lack of step-free access to the southbound platform has come under criticism from Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire , who noted that due to the time taken to get a train to Stapleton Road and then back to Temple Meads, what should be
544-403: A new 278 metres (304 yd) long platform face on the north side of platform 1, to ease congestion for trains toward Birmingham and London. The new platform, platform 4, was opened on 9 May 2007 by rail minister Tom Harris MP . As part of the reconstruction, the waiting room at the east end of platform 1 was demolished, and replaced with an extended waiting area and customer help desk. Platform 1
612-475: A well-equipped waiting area. The station is managed by Great Western Railway , who provide most of the trains at the station, with CrossCountry providing the rest. Electrification using 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead system reached Bristol Parkway in late 2018, and electric trains in the Swindon and London direction commenced passenger service on 30 December 2018. This was part of the 21st-century modernisation of
680-442: Is Stapleton Road , the next station south is Bristol Temple Meads. The station is on an alignment of 012 degrees, curving towards the east. There are two sets of tracks through the station, and two platforms: the western platform, platform 1, serves northbound trains; the eastern platform, platform 2, serves southbound trains. Platform 1 is 228 metres (249 yd) long, platform 2 is 234 metres (256 yd) long, however both have
748-431: Is W8 , and the line handles over 15 million train tonnes per year. It is not electrified, though it is planned that it will be electrified by 2017 as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line . All services at Lawrence Hill are operated by Great Western Railway using Class 150 and 158 Sprinter and 166 Turbo DMUs . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: During
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#1732779523745816-1491: Is W8 , and the line handles over 20 million train tonnes per year. The lines through the station were electrified in late 2018 as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line . The station is managed by Great Western Railway , who operate most rail services from the station. Their weekday service consists of two trains per hour each way between London Paddington and Cardiff Central (one extended to Swansea ), one service each way between Westbury and Gloucester via Bristol Temple Meads , and one train per hour between Worcester Foregate Street and Temple Meads (one train every two hours extended to Great Malvern and Weymouth ). CrossCountry also operate trains from Bristol Parkway. Their weekday service consists of one hourly train each way between Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Piccadilly , and one hourly train each way between Plymouth , Bristol and Edinburgh Waverley via Leeds and Newcastle . Both these services run via Birmingham New Street . Great Western Railway services between London and South Wales are formed of Class 800 or Class 802 bi-mode multiple units , while other GWR services are formed using Class 43 locomotives with British Rail Mark 3 "Castle Class" sets, Class 158 , 165 and 166 diesel multiple-unit trains. CrossCountry services are formed of Class 220 and 221 Voyager diesel-electric multiple units . The standard journey time to London Paddington
884-764: Is 90 minutes, to Cardiff Central 40 minutes, to Birmingham New Street 75 minutes, and to Bristol Temple Meads 12 minutes. In December 2022, the ORR gave approval to the open access company Grand Union to commence a service from Paddington to Carmarthen in partnership with Spanish rail operator Renfe , for which a fleet of new bi-mode trains will be used. The new service is scheduled to commence in December 2024. The service will call at Bristol Parkway, Severn Tunnel Junction, Newport, Cardiff Central, Gowerton and Llanelli en-route to Carmarthen, and will provide Bristol Parkway with regular non-stop trains to London. Bristol Parkway
952-430: Is on an east–west alignment, with the main station building and car park to the north of the line. There are six lines through the station, of which the inner four have platforms, the outer two being goods loops. There is a goods yard adjacent to the station to the south. The station has four platforms, numbered 1 to 4 from south to north. Platforms 1 and 2 share an island to the south of the two central lines; platform 1
1020-454: Is on the Severn Beach Line and Cross Country Route , serving the inner-city districts of Easton and Lawrence Hill in Bristol , England. It is 1.0 mile (1.6 km) from Bristol Temple Meads . Its three letter station code is LWH . The station has two platforms, four running lines and minimal facilities. It is managed by Great Western Railway , the seventh company to be responsible for
1088-654: Is on the Weston-super-Mare/ Yate corridor, one of the main axes of MetroWest , a rail transport plan which aims to enhance transport capacity in the Bristol area. Under its previous name of Greater Bristol Metro, 2012 plans considered the reopening of the Henbury Loop Line to passengers, with the possibility of services from Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Parkway via Clifton Down and Henbury . The current MetroWest Phase 2 proposals are for
1156-474: Is on the south side of the island and serves southbound trains towards Bristol Temple Meads. Platform 2 is on the north side of the island and serves westbound trains towards Wales and Bristol Temple Meads. Platforms 3 and 4 share an island to the north of the two central running lines. Platform 3 serves mainly inter-city trains towards London and Birmingham New Street , while platform 4 is usually reserved for local services. An enclosed footbridge provides access to
1224-434: Is served by bus routes linking it with the rest of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, including Avonmouth , Severn Beach , Cribbs Causeway , Bath , Temple Meads , Southmead Hospital , Chipping Sodbury and Yate . These routes are operated by First West of England and Stagecoach West . Metrobus route m4 started on 22 January 2023, connecting Cribbs Causeway via Parkway to Bristol. The line through Bristol Parkway
1292-429: Is unidirectional. The footbridge can be accessed by both stairs and lifts. The station building, a metal construction with a curved roof, opened in 2001. It contains a booking office, waiting rooms, payphones, cash machines, shops, toilets and a café overlooking the tracks. There are waiting rooms on each platform, as well as vending machines and LED displays giving next train information. Ticket barriers are in use at
1360-593: The 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line , which will also see the addition of two new running lines to increase capacity. Service frequency will be improved as part of the Greater Bristol Metro scheme. Lawrence Hill railway station serves the Lawrence Hill and Easton areas of Bristol . The surrounding area is primarily residential, with the City Academy school to
1428-797: The Bristol and South Wales Union Railway (BSWUR), which ran from Bristol Temple Meads to New Passage Pier , north of the city on the banks of the River Severn . At New Passage, passengers were transferred to a ferry to cross the Severn to continue on into Wales. In 1874, the Clifton Extension Railway opened, connecting the Bristol Port Railway and Pier to the Great Western Railway at Narroways Hill Junction, north of Stapleton Road . To cope with
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#17327795237451496-426: The Clifton Extension Railway opened, then expanded to four tracks and platforms in 1891. There were buildings on all platforms and a goods yard to the west. Service levels reduced significantly over the second half of the twentieth century. The goods facilities were closed in 1965, staff were withdrawn in 1967 and the eastern two platforms were taken out of service by 1974. The line is due to be electrified as part of
1564-526: The Greater Western franchise from 2006, and responsibility passed to First Great Western, a subsidiary company of FirstGroup , which was rebranded in 2015 as Great Western Railway . A minimum service requirement was written into the franchise agreement, ensuring an hourly service along the Severn Beach Line. Passenger traffic increased significantly, and in 2010, Sunday services to Severn Beach were restored. First Great Western declined
1632-510: The Midland Railway Bristol to Gloucester line . Just north of this bridge is Lawrence Hill Junction, where a goods line diverges to the west, serving a waste terminal. To the south there are crossover points, and the line widens to four tracks. As of 2013 facilities at the station are minimal. The station is unstaffed and there are no facilities for buying tickets. There are metal and glass shelters and seating on each of
1700-706: The South Wales Main Line , serves the villages of Stoke Gifford and Harry Stoke in South Gloucestershire , England. Despite its name, it is located in Gloucestershire rather than Bristol itself. It is 112 miles (180 km) from London Paddington . The station was opened in 1972 by British Rail and rebuilt in 2001. It is the third-most heavily used station in the West of England combined authority area, after Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa . There are four platforms, and
1768-469: The electrification and upgrade work for the Great Western route . Works included resignalling, installation of overhead electrification gantries, and the start of construction of a new fourth platform on the south side of platform 2. The new platform 1 took over an existing goods loop, allowing trains towards Bristol and towards Wales to be accommodated at the same time, thus easing a bottleneck. It
1836-501: The 1980s, after which Parkway was served by the InterCity and Regional Railways divisions. The original structures, built by Stone & Co. of Bristol, were basic – two island platforms connected by an open metal footbridge, with a wood and brick building containing the booking facilities and waiting rooms. Platform 1 (the current platform 3), on the north side of the tracks, was for trains towards London and Birmingham, and platform 2
1904-641: The 216th busiest station in the country and the third busiest in the West of England (after Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa ) as of the 2011/12 financial year . In the 2006/07 financial year, over 100,000 passengers used Parkway to travel to or from Bristol Temple Meads, and a further 500,000 used it to travel to or from London Paddington. The line through Bristol Parkway has a linespeed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) on platforms 2 and 3 (40 miles per hour (64 km/h) westbound on platform 3), and 25 miles per hour (40 km/h) on platform 4. The loading gauge
1972-527: The Great Western Main Line . Bristol Parkway is located in the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire , in the Stoke Gifford area of the Bristol conurbation . The immediate surrounding area is mostly residential, with farmland to the south east. The main road access is from the west, with the station situated close to the M4 , M5 and M32 motorways – the latter being the Bristol "Parkway" from which
2040-486: The back of a coal train at around 3:30am. The mail train, hauled by English Welsh & Scottish Class 67 diesel locomotive number 67002 "Special Delivery", with 67012 at the rear, was travelling at 50 mph when the incident occurred. The locomotive climbed over the back of the coal train, coming to rest 40 yards (37 m) later on top of a coal wagon and against the A420 Church Road bridge. The driver of
2108-627: The car park, which began in mid-2013, caused a short-term lack of spaces for commuters. The car park cost £13 million and was funded jointly by Network Rail and the Department for Transport under the Station Commercial Projects Fund. Improved cycle facilities, including a bike hire scheme, were provided in the late 2000s. The station was closed for two weeks in September 2017 to allow for upgrade work as part of
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2176-453: The disused trackbed as part of a light rail scheme linking the city centre to the northern suburbs were formed in the late 1990s, with the aim of an operational scheme by 2008, but the plans had been shelved by 2004. It was suggested in 2008 that the trackbed could be used as a cycle path to join together communities which had been separated by the construction of the M32 motorway , however this
2244-497: The east and a First West of England bus depot to the north-west. A supermarket and industrial estate occupy the old goods yard directly west of the station. The station is on the Cross Country Route between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway , and on the Severn Beach Line from Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach , 1 mile 4 chains (1.7 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. The next station north
2312-513: The east of the station, taking over some of the station car park to provide a platform and warehouse for postal trains. The 12,000 square feet (1,100 m ) building opened on 15 May 2000, replacing a similar facility at Bristol Temple Meads, with the Royal Mail stating it would save 250,000 miles (400,000 km) of lorry journeys per year on local roads. However, the depot closed only four years later in 2004, when Royal Mail ceased to use
2380-476: The electrification continuing beyond the main lines, as does MP for Weston-super-Mare John Penrose . The electrification scheme also includes the four-tracking of Filton Bank , including the reinstatement of the disused trackbed at Lawrence Hill, to allow more services between Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads and separate fast inter-city services from local stopping services. Enhancement works to allow disabled access to both platforms will be carried out at
2448-430: The expected increase in traffic, the line was doubled, and a second platform was added to the east of the two tracks. Two more tracks were added in 1891, giving a layout of two sets of two tracks, with platforms on the outside and on an island in the middle. Trains to and from Clifton Down and Avonmouth used the western platforms while trains to and from South Wales used the eastern platforms. There were buildings on all
2516-622: The line to South Wales. Stoke Gifford train maintenance depot is within the junction's confines. To the east is a Network Rail maintenance training centre. The next station north along the Cross Country Route is Yate , the next station south is Filton Abbey Wood . The next station east along the South Wales Main Line is Swindon , and the next station west is Patchway , although only two trains per day call at both Bristol Parkway and Patchway. The station
2584-641: The lines to Weston-super-Mare and the Cross Country Route to Birmingham New Street , the West Midlands , the East Midlands and Northern England will not be electrified, so local and CrossCountry services will still be provided by diesel trains. In 2011, the group Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways supported the electrification continuing to Weston, as did the Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare , John Penrose . Bristol Parkway
2652-404: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LWH&oldid=544563861 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lawrence Hill railway station Lawrence Hill railway station
2720-482: The mail train suffered a broken arm and cuts to the face and chest, but there were no other injuries. The incident was initially suspected to be caused by faulty brakes, but was later found to be caused by misunderstanding and incorrect use of the locomotive's Brake Pipe Pressure Control Unit Isolating Cock by railway staff. Lawrence Hill is considered a blackspot for railway trespass and vandalism. Bristol Parkway railway station Bristol Parkway , on
2788-616: The next thirty years, including a new booking office and extensions to the car park. Following the privatisation of British Rail in 1997, services at Bristol Parkway were franchised to several train operating companies . South Wales Main Line services were provided by Great Western Trains, which was later rebranded as First Great Western; services from Bristol to Birmingham and the north were operated by Virgin CrossCountry ; and local services were franchised to Wales & West , which
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2856-403: The northern ends of the platform fenced off, giving operational platform lengths of 116 metres (127 yd) and 114 metres (125 yd) respectively. Platform 2 was part of an "island" platform which, along with a further platform to the east, served the northbound "up fast" southbound "down fast" lines. These platforms were removed around 1970, the fast lines were removed in 1984. Directly to
2924-499: The other way, a further 20 trains each day operating between Clifton Down and Temple Meads. From 1924, many trains to Avonmouth were extended to Severn Beach , a growing seaside resort, and some on to Pilning , then back to Temple Meads via Patchway . Circular trips via Henbury were also common. The station was also used by excursion trains, and by trains of evacuees during the Second World War . By 1947, just before
2992-465: The peak hours, the station is also served by a number of services to Bristol Parkway , Cardiff Central and Taunton . On Sundays, the services to Avonmouth and Severn Beach are reduced to hourly. Southbound a single afternoon service continues beyond Bristol to Exeter St Davids via Weston-super-Mare. Express services, operated by CrossCountry pass through the station but do not stop. Lawrence Hill opened on 8 September 1863 when services began on
3060-421: The platforms, approximately a third of the way along platforms 2 and 3 (from west to east), and at the west end of platforms 1 and 4. Platforms 2 and 3 are opposite each other, while platforms 1 and 4 are offset from platform 3, starting at the footbridge and extending further to the east. All platforms are 280 metres (310 yd) long. Platforms 1, 3 and 4 are signalled for bidirectional running, while platform 2
3128-442: The platforms, which were linked by a large covered footbridge. There was a goods yard to the west of the station and a signal box on the central platform. In 1886, the daily Great Western service along the Clifton Extension Railway was 6 trains each way between Avonmouth and Temple Meads, 24 trains from Clifton Down to Temple Meads and 26 the other direction. By 1910 there were 17 services daily from Avonmouth to Temple Meads and 15
3196-416: The rail network. Royal Mail offered the terminal for use by freight companies, but as there were no takers it was demolished in October 2007. In 2008, Network Rail opened a maintenance training centre on the site in a £2.5 million project which saw the construction of a mezzanine floor, a welding workshop and a 4,000 square feet (370 m ) extension. In 2000, work began on a complete redevelopment of
3264-408: The railway was privatised in 1997, local services were franchised to Wales & West , which was succeeded by Wessex Trains , an arm of National Express , in 2001. Services along the Severn Beach Line were increased to 10 per day in each direction by 2005, with Bristol City Council providing a subsidy to Wessex Trains. The Wessex franchise was amalgamated with the Great Western franchise into
3332-544: The same time. Lawrence Hill is on the Weston-super-Mare / Yate corridor, one of the main axes of the Greater Bristol Metro , a rail transport plan which aims to enhance transport capacity in the Bristol area, including half-hourly services along the Severn Beach Line. The scheme could see the reopening of the Henbury Loop Line to passengers, with the possibility of services from Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Parkway via Clifton Down and Henbury . Plans for
3400-476: The south of the station, the A420 Church Road crosses the railway on a bridge. The main access to the station is using steps from Church Road, however the northbound platform can be accessed step-free from the adjacent supermarket car park. There is no step-free access to the southbound platform. To the north is a bridge carrying the Bristol and Bath Railway Path , a cycle path built on the trackbed of
3468-549: The start of the British Rail era, there were 33 daily services each direction between Avonmouth and Temple Meads, and 18 on Sundays. Many trains would pass through Lawrence Hill non-stop - in 1930, 350 trains would pass the station each day, of which roughly 40% would stop. When the railways were nationalised in 1948 , Lawrence Hill came under the control of the Western Region of British Railways , which oversaw
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#17327795237453536-416: The station and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, the standard service being two trains per hour along the Severn Beach Line and an hourly service between Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood . The station was opened in 1863 by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway , with a single track and platform. The line was doubled in 1874 when
3604-401: The station building with a new enclosed footbridge. It opened on 1 July 2001, and featured lifts and generally enhanced facilities. Local roads were enhanced to help speed passengers' journeys to and from the station, and a new multi-storey car park was built to replace the spaces lost to the Royal Mail facility. A dedicated bus interchange was opened in 2003. In 2006, construction started on
3672-555: The station takes its name – as well as the A4174 Avon Ring Road . The station is on the South Wales Main Line from London to Swansea , 111 miles 68 chains (180.01 km) from the eastern terminus at London Paddington . It is also on the Cross Country Route from Bristol Temple Meads to York . Just to the west of the station is Stoke Gifford Junction, where the Henbury Loop Line to Avonmouth Docks and Cross Country Route to Temple Meads diverge from
3740-475: The station was built it was outside the developed urban area, but the growth of housing and commercial development in adjoining areas of the North Fringe has brought it within the conurbation, with many large office complexes opened nearby. The station, owned by British Rail , opened on 1 May 1972. Services were operated by the Western Region until British Rail was split into business-led sectors in
3808-453: The station. It opened in Spring 2011, but was used by only 139 motorists in its first three months; it was expected that traffic would increase when a new bus link was opened to transfer drivers from the car park to the station. A new multi-storey car park on the station site with 710 spaces was opened on 5 September 2014 by Baroness Kramer , Minister of State for Transport . Construction of
3876-509: The station. The pay-and-display car park, run by APCOA , has 1,810 spaces. Bristol Parkway was among the first of a new generation of park and ride railway stations, and many passengers use it for that purpose. Over the decade 2002–2012, the number of passengers starting or ending a journey at Bristol Parkway grew by 1 million passengers per year to 2.25 million, with a further 740,000 passengers changing trains there, giving an annual footfall of just under 3 million passengers and making it
3944-493: The two platforms, as well as customer help points which give next train information and allow the user to contact a helpdesk. The station is covered by CCTV . There is no car park or taxi rank, but there are 12 bicycle stands on the platform. The nearest bus stop is directly outside the station on the A420 Church Road. The line through Lawrence Hill has a speed limit of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) northbound and 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) southbound. The loading gauge
4012-551: Was agreed in October 2013, and subsequently extended until March 2019. The line through Lawrence Hill was due to have been electrified by 2017 as part of the Great Western Main Line electrification project, however this has been postponed indefinitely. The Severn Beach Line was not set to be electrified, so services at Lawrence Hill would still have been provided by diesel trains; however " Sprinter " units are expected to be replaced by Class 165 and 166 "Turbo" units. The group Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways supports
4080-504: Was derailed and badly damaged, with several coaches also being damaged. The incident was blamed on signalman A. H. Toop of the Lawrence Hill signal box , with contributing factors including lax working standards and the driver of the goods train, W. G. Atkins, failing to pull up to the signal box as required. A similar crash occurred at Lawrence Hill on 1 November 2000, when a Royal Mail train passed two red signals and ran into
4148-490: Was dropped due to Network Rail asserting that the trackbed might be necessary for future rail expansion. British Rail was split into business-led sectors in the 1980s, at which time operations at Stapleton Road passed to Regional Railways . All trains along the Severn Beach Line ran to Severn Beach, but the service pattern was irregular. This was changed in the mid-1990s, with a more frequent service to Avonmouth but very few on to Severn Beach and no Sunday services. When
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#17327795237454216-584: Was due to expire in October 2019, but it was announced in September 2020 that the emergency timetables introduced to meet COVID-19 requirements would continue for a further 18 months and the letting of new franchises would be scrapped. As of 2024 , the New CrossCountry franchise is let to Arriva -owned CrossCountry until 2027 and the Greater Western franchise to FirstGroup -owned Great Western Railway until 2028. The South Wales Main Line from London to Cardiff has been electrified. However,
4284-434: Was for trains towards Wales and Bristol Temple Meads. The platforms were 256 metres (280 yd) long. The station opened with a 600-space car park and a fastest journey to London of 95 minutes, which was subsequently reduced to 75 minutes with the introduction of the new High Speed Trains in 1976. Platform canopies were added in 1973, along with a cover for the footbridge. Further minor improvements were implemented over
4352-557: Was opened in 1903 as part of the Great Western Railway 's " Badminton Line " from Wootton Bassett to Patchway , a short-cut for trains from London to South Wales, avoiding Bath and Chippenham . The station was built on the site of the Stoke Gifford marshalling yard, which closed on 4 October 1971, having become surplus to requirements with the cessation of wagonload freight trains. The station's development
4420-497: Was opened on 13 April 2018 by Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport . The other platforms were lengthened to 280 metres (310 yd) at the same time. The station closed for three weeks in Autumn 2018 for further electrification works, including the installation and testing of overhead wires. First Great Western declined a contractual option to continue the Greater Western passenger franchise beyond 2013, citing
4488-528: Was seen as a response to the potential growth of housing and commercial developments in north Bristol, with proximity to the M4 and M5 motorway interchange at Almondsbury also important. The name "Parkway" came from proximity to the M32 motorway , known as the Bristol Parkway, although the term Parkway has since been applied to park and ride stations throughout the United Kingdom. When
4556-402: Was subsequently redesignated platform 3. The work cost £3 million and was funded by Network Rail, with First Great Western contributing £100,000 towards the new waiting room and help desk. Despite the large car park, the increase in passenger numbers at Parkway led to problems with on-street parking, leading to the commissioning of a new 200-space car park 500 metres (550 yd) east of
4624-411: Was succeeded in 2001 by Wessex Trains . The Wessex franchise was amalgamated with the Great Western franchise into the Greater Western franchise from 2006, and awarded to First Great Western, which became known as Great Western Railway in 2016. Virgin CrossCountry services were taken over by Arriva CrossCountry in 2007. In the August 1998, Royal Mail began construction of a mail terminal to
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