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Bristol is a city in south west England, near the Bristol Channel coast, approximately 106 miles (170 km) west of London. Several factors have influenced the development of its transport network. It is a major centre of employment, retail, culture and higher education, has many historic areas, and has a history of maritime industry.
The Bristol bus station, in Marlborough Street, was opened in 1958. It was redeveloped in 2006 There are three main bus companies operating across the Greater Bristol area. They are First West of England, [1] Stagecoach South West and Big Lemon. They provide services around Bristol and into South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
A preserved Bristol K5G Bristol Omnibus Company bus. Horse-bus services in Bristol were started in 1887 by the Bristol Tramways & Carriage Company, with a service from the Victoria Rooms (connecting with the trams) to Clifton. [1] [2] The horse-buses were replaced by motor buses from 1906, first on a service from the city centre to Clifton. [3]
Bristol was designated as England's first "cycling city" in 2008 and one of England's 12 "Cycling demonstration" areas. [346] It is home to Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity. The Bristol and Bath Railway Path links it to Bath, and was the first part of the National Cycle Network. The city also has urban cycle routes and links with ...
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WESTlink is a demand-responsive bus service provided by the West of England Combined Authority in Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and parts of Somerset. [1]Launched in April 2023, [2] the service has replaced around 40 rural bus services.
Bristol Commercial Vehicles was a vehicle manufacturer located in Bristol, England. Most production was of buses but trucks and railbus chassis were also built. The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company started to build buses for its own use in 1908 and soon started building vehicles for other companies.
Bristol Rail Campaign supports plans for the Henbury Loop Line, a freight line in the north of Bristol which has not seen passenger traffic since the 1960s. [1] [10] [14] [15] This would include the reopening of Henbury and North Filton railway stations, both of which closed to passengers in 1964.