FOSBR
Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways

Pilning Extravaganza 2009

Pilning
Where is my train

Parliamentary Trains are alive and well today! Here in the Bristol area there is a station that is only visited by one train a week in each direction on a Saturday, namely PILNING. According to a recent BBC Teesside programme, it is cheaper to keep such stations open than to shut them.
On October 17th, a group of 16 people met on the Severn Beach train and went to the end of the line. We then had a walk to Pilning (via the post office) to a good pub, where we had a pleasant lunch. We then went to the station (not exactly an urban stop!) and awaited the train to Newport. As you will see from the attached photos, the station has the full facilities of a well used station.

People at Pilning
Pilning may not be a big place, but we do wonder if there might be more patronage if more trains stopped there on a request basis?
Anyway, see the timetable on the photos and take a trip there. It is all harmless fun!

The Pilning Timetable

Bernard