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Easement 700765

Comparing v1078 (2026-09-10) → v1079 (2026-09-11)

Implemented by Great Western Railway (GW)

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To allow journeys from Severn Beach, St Andrews Road, Avonmouth, Portway Park and Ride, Shirehampton, Sea Mills, Clifton Down, Redland, Stapleton Road, Montpelier, Lawrence Hill, Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Parkway to Pilning via Severn Tunnel Junction, this local easement will apply on Saturdays.

Electronic easements

Before — v1078 (2026-09-10)

Positive

  • Changed

    Elec. easement 701955 — Local

    From 2018-03-16 on S

    If all of the below apply to the journey:

    • starts at { Avonmouth [AVN] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Clifton Down [CFN] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Montpelier [MTP] Portway Park & Ride [PRI] Patchway [PWY] Redland [RDA] St Andrews Road [SAR] Shirehampton [SHH] Sea Mills [SML] Stapleton Road [SRD] Severn Beach [SVB] }
    • ends at { Pilning [PIL] }

    then…

    • the local journey may double-back through { Ashley Down [ASD] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Bristol Temple Meads [BRI] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Stapleton Road [SRD] } if any of these locations is the overall journey origin or destination, even if it fails the fares check
    • the local part-journey may follow a non-permitted route between the overall journey origin/destination and the origin/destination routeing point if the routeing point is one of { Ashley Down [ASD] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Bristol Temple Meads [BRI] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Stapleton Road [SRD] }
    • a journey with a common routeing point is valid, even if this is not the shortest journey, if the common routeing point is { Ashley Down [ASD] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Bristol Temple Meads [BRI] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Stapleton Road [SRD] }
    • a journey which does not have an origin or destination routeing point is valid if the overall journey origin or destination station is { Ashley Down [ASD] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Bristol Temple Meads [BRI] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Stapleton Road [SRD] }
  • Changed

    Elec. easement 701958 — Local

    From 2018-03-16 on S

    If all of the below apply to the journey:

    • starts at { Ashley Down [ASD] Avonmouth [AVN] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Clifton Down [CFN] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Montpelier [MTP] Portway Park & Ride [PRI] Patchway [PWY] Redland [RDA] St Andrews Road [SAR] Shirehampton [SHH] Sea Mills [SML] Stapleton Road [SRD] Severn Beach [SVB] }
    • ends at { Pilning [PIL] }

    then…

    • the local journey may double-back through { Newport (South Wales) [NWP] } if any of these locations is the overall journey origin or destination, even if it fails the fares check
    • the local part-journey may follow a non-permitted route between the overall journey origin/destination and the origin/destination routeing point if the routeing point is one of { Newport (South Wales) [NWP] }
    • a journey with a common routeing point is valid, even if this is not the shortest journey, if the common routeing point is { Newport (South Wales) [NWP] }
    • a journey which does not have an origin or destination routeing point is valid if the overall journey origin or destination station is { Newport (South Wales) [NWP] }

Negative

  • None

After — v1079 (2026-09-11)

Positive

  • Changed

    Elec. easement 701955 — Local

    From 2018-03-16 on S

    If all of the below apply to the journey:

    • starts at { Avonmouth [AVN] Bristol Brabazon [BBZ] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Clifton Down [CFN] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Montpelier [MTP] Portway Park & Ride [PRI] Patchway [PWY] Redland [RDA] St Andrews Road [SAR] Shirehampton [SHH] Sea Mills [SML] Stapleton Road [SRD] Severn Beach [SVB] }
    • ends at { Pilning [PIL] }

    then…

    • the local journey may double-back through { Ashley Down [ASD] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Bristol Temple Meads [BRI] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Stapleton Road [SRD] } if any of these locations is the overall journey origin or destination, even if it fails the fares check
    • the local part-journey may follow a non-permitted route between the overall journey origin/destination and the origin/destination routeing point if the routeing point is one of { Ashley Down [ASD] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Bristol Temple Meads [BRI] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Stapleton Road [SRD] }
    • a journey with a common routeing point is valid, even if this is not the shortest journey, if the common routeing point is { Ashley Down [ASD] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Bristol Temple Meads [BRI] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Stapleton Road [SRD] }
    • a journey which does not have an origin or destination routeing point is valid if the overall journey origin or destination station is { Ashley Down [ASD] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Bristol Temple Meads [BRI] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Stapleton Road [SRD] }
  • Changed

    Elec. easement 701958 — Local

    From 2018-03-16 on S

    If all of the below apply to the journey:

    • starts at { Ashley Down [ASD] Avonmouth [AVN] Bristol Brabazon [BBZ] Bristol Parkway [BPW] Clifton Down [CFN] Filton Abbey Wood [FIT] Lawrence Hill [LWH] Montpelier [MTP] Portway Park & Ride [PRI] Patchway [PWY] Redland [RDA] St Andrews Road [SAR] Shirehampton [SHH] Sea Mills [SML] Stapleton Road [SRD] Severn Beach [SVB] }
    • ends at { Pilning [PIL] }

    then…

    • the local journey may double-back through { Newport (South Wales) [NWP] } if any of these locations is the overall journey origin or destination, even if it fails the fares check
    • the local part-journey may follow a non-permitted route between the overall journey origin/destination and the origin/destination routeing point if the routeing point is one of { Newport (South Wales) [NWP] }
    • a journey with a common routeing point is valid, even if this is not the shortest journey, if the common routeing point is { Newport (South Wales) [NWP] }
    • a journey which does not have an origin or destination routeing point is valid if the overall journey origin or destination station is { Newport (South Wales) [NWP] }

Negative

  • None