Charlotte Leslie seeks reassurances from FGW
Charlotte Leslie has met Andrew Griffiths, Regional Manager for First Great Western, to voice local residents’ concerns about how your local rail network is run.
Charlotte raised the problems of overcrowding, expensive fares, and travel delays on the local rail network. She also sought reassurance that FGW would honour their agreement to provide a twice-hourly Severn Beach to Temple Meads service, which Charlotte had campaigned for with Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR).
“Our rail service is one of the most overcrowded and expensive in Europe and when it comes to trains, Bristol is the poor man of Britain,” said Charlotte. “First Great Western must be held to account as our local rail provider, but the real failure of our railways has come straight from the top – the Department for Transport. We are not getting the same funding or support as the rest of the country. It’s time politicians of all parties stood together and spoke up for Bristol’s transport!”
