Electric trains from London to Bristol to be running on Great…
High-speed electric train services from London to Bristol should be running by 2018.
Initially linking to Bristol Parkway, the electric service will reach Temple Meads the following year. Some of the half-hourly services from Temple Meads will call at Bristol Parkway once the full timetable is implemented.
Weston-super-Mare, Taunton and beyond will also benefit from trains being built in Britain by Hitachi, with five-car electric-diesel hybrids able to run past Bristol under diesel power. The…

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