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Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/986 Written by aik4on on Monday, 24th July 2006 I'm told that in the finalised timetable, due out soon, the Melksham to Swindon service arrives at Swindon at 07.50 (half an hour earlier than the current service) and, in the evening, departs at 18.42 (an hour later the the current service). I can't see many people choosing to use such an inconveniently timed service. Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/987 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Monday, 24th July 2006 Hi .... that's unfortunate but not unexpected .... can you tell me how reliable your source is (please email via graham@wellho.net if you prefer not to answer here ...) The 07:50 at Swindon is actually 6 minutes better the estimate I had from Andrew Griffith's May talk; the 18:42 is 10 minutes worse again .... Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/992 Written by Sion Bretton on Monday, 24th July 2006 Yes but what are the connections from Chippenham to Bristol like? Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/995 Written by Nick Field on Monday, 24th July 2006 [quote author=Sion Bretton link=topic=340.msg992#msg992 date=1153766523] Yes but what are the connections from Chippenham to Bristol like? [/quote] Probably not timed specifically to connect, although they do run half hourly at the moment and if thats the case with the new timetable then it shouldnt be to bad. Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/997 Written by Nick Field on Monday, 24th July 2006 [quote author=aik4on link=topic=340.msg986#msg986 date=1153754101] I can't see many people choosing to use such an inconveniently timed service. [/quote] Bye bye commuters, hello ghost service playing second fiddle to the stroud valley line. Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/998 Written by Sion Bretton on Monday, 24th July 2006 No I will drive to Trowbridge or Chippenham. Or look for job locally Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/1001 Written by Nick Field on Monday, 24th July 2006 [quote author=Sion Bretton link=topic=340.msg998#msg998 date=1153766998] No I will drive to Trowbridge or Chippenham. [/quote] I think thats exactly what they want people to do ??? Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/1004 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Tuesday, 25th July 2006 Gentlemen, remember .... 1) The Looe branch was saved from closure just two WEEKS before the last train was due to run 2) There's a number or parliamentary questions that lie unanswered Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/1007 Written by Nick Field on Tuesday, 25th July 2006 Graham - thanks for reminding us of the above. Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/1012 Written by aik4on on Tuesday, 25th July 2006 I think we also need to bear in mind that although this is the full timetable following consultation, it isn't the finalised timetable - it won't be finally validated by Network Rail until September. I can't reveal my source on the timings, but it is impeccable! Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/1013 Written by Nick Field on Tuesday, 25th July 2006 If it is not validated by Network Rail until September does that mean further changes can be made up until then? As I understood it from Andrew Griffiths only very minor timing tweaks could be made once it had been published on FGW's website. Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/1015 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Tuesday, 25th July 2006 Me thinks that uncoupling a 153 from the morning train and running it up and down every 2 hours, and re-attaching it to the evening service is a minor twaek ;D Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/1018 Written by Nick Field on Tuesday, 25th July 2006 [quote author=Graham Ellis link=topic=340.msg1015#msg1015 date=1153845950] Me thinks that uncoupling a 153 from the morning train and running it up and down every 2 hours, and re-attaching it to the evening service is a minor twaek Re: Long working days ahead for Melksham train commuters - 340/1036 Written by aik4on on Thursday, 27th July 2006 I understand that, in the main, only further tweaks will be made. However, I am told that there are still a couple of big issues that have not yet been resolved regarding the St Ives branch line and high-speed services through Slough. link to index of articles |
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Save the Train was the campaign to bring an approriate train service back to and through Melksham. Most big contributors are still around writing at the Coffee shop forum where new members are very welcome. The train has been saved - sort of - we have stepped back up from an unusable service to a poorish one but it's doing very well. We did that through setting up the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership. That fulfilled its early objectives; it has been taken over by local and regional government types who are now doing medium and long term work. The team from this forun can also be found at the Melksham Rail User Group (which was the Melksham Rail Development Group at the time these articles were written and we had no users. We mustn't loose sight, though, that the train service remains poor and needs our community support in marketing and campaigning to keep it going in a positive direction ... and all the more so when we're expecting to find a different normallity once we get out of the Coronavirus Pandemic and head for zero carbon via the climate crisis. Yes, it's saved ... it's now a key community facility ... the need for enhancement and the strong and near-universal local support remain, and the rail industry and goverment remain slow to move and provide the enhancements even to level us up with other towns. Please support the Melksham Rail User Group - now very much in partnership rather than protest with the rail industry and local government, including GWR, TransWilts and unitary and town councils. And please use the trains and buses, and cycle and walk when you can. -- Graham Ellis, (webmaster), February 2021 | |||
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