| Archived Save the Train forum articles - 2005 to 2010. See below
18.30 London to Bristol, does it ever run? - 4177/7807 Written by AFCChris on Tuesday, 25th September 2007 Although it's not my normal train home and doesn't affect me I have noticed that the one cancellation that seems to come up more than others in the FGW daily e-mails is the 18.30 London to Bristol train. Most days it's resourcing difficulties and yesterday it was a train fault. Haven't bothered to check exactly when it didn't run but it seems quite regularly. Anyone else notice this? Do you think FGW are doing anything about it as it doesn't seem like they have enough staff to man the train and I wonder if yesterday was just a different excuse so they don't have to say they haven't got the crew again. Cheers Chris Re: 18.30 London to Bristol, does it ever run? - 4177/7809 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Tuesday, 25th September 2007 Is it the opposite of the 07:10 Bristol to Paddington? Re: 18.30 London to Bristol, does it ever run? - 4177/7810 Written by AFCChris on Tuesday, 25th September 2007 Hi I have no idea. Is that always cancelled as well??!! Chris Re: 18.30 London to Bristol, does it ever run? - 4177/7813 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Tuesday, 25th September 2007 [quote author=AFCChris link=topic=4177.msg7810#msg7810 date=1190737539] I have no idea. Is that always cancelled as well??!! [/quote] Oh [color=Brown]yes[/color] .... And I feel my head nodding like that darned Churchill dog in the advert Re: 18.30 London to Bristol, does it ever run? - 4177/7814 Written by AFCChris on Tuesday, 25th September 2007 LOL! I am a big Churchill fan and have one on the top of my PC so I like that comment! 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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