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Coming up for ten years since our service stepped back up to usable ...

1848 09 02   Melksham Station Opened (thread http://www.passenger.chat/26688)
1890 ?? ??    Converted from broad to standard gauge
1923 01 01   PreGrouping - railway became big 4. GWR at Melksham
1948 01 01   Nationalised - "British Rail"
1966 04 18   Melksham Station Closed (thread http://www.passenger.chat/27401)
1967 09 ??   Line reduced to single track

1985 05 13   Melksham Station reopened (thread http://www.passenger.chat/27481)
1990 17 03.  Direct line to Bath (Bradford North Curve) removed
1996 06 25   Founding of Melksham Railway Development Group (http://www.wellho.net/mouth/4699_.html)
1996 10 13   Train operation privatised - Wales and West / Prism Rail
2005 09 20   Save the Train inaugural meeting (thread http://www.passenger.chat/27899)
2006 09 09   Final commuter train before service went parliamentary

2010 03 26   Press proposal for TransWilts CRP (thread http://www.passenger.chat/6374)
2010 04 17   Formation committee meeting, TransWilts CRP (thread http://www.passenger.chat/27401)
2011 07 03   TransWilts Summer trips to Weymouth (thread http://www.passenger.chat/9113)

2013 12 08   Restoration of trial services under LSTF (thread http://www.passenger.chat/13307)
2014 02 07   Baroness Cramer launches new service (thread http://www.passenger.chat/13559)
2014 02 10    First run - Melksham Rail link bus - (thread http://www.passenger.chat/13592)
2015 01 20   TransWilts becomes a Community Interest Company (thread http://www.passenger.chat/15215)
2015 07 17   Final run - Melksham Rail Link Bus (at http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/mirror/savethebus.pdf)
2015 08 ??   Ticket Vending Machine switched on at Melksham (thread http://www.passenger.chat/16162)
2016 09 29   Designation (service made permanent) and marketing award (thread http://www.passenger.chat/17488)
2017 03 02   Visit by rail minister Paul Maynard, Wilton (thread http://www.passenger.chat/18048)
2018 06 14   Community Rail Swindon - TransWilts celebration (thread http://www.passenger.chat/19245)
2018 07 20   Platform at Melksham extended to 3 carriages (thread http://www.passenger.chat/20082)
2018 10 08   Self replaced as TransWilts CRO (thread http://www.passenger.chat/20495)
2020 03 16   Coronavirus lockdown (thread http://www.passenger.chat/17488)
2020 08 28   Car parking changes introduces Melksham Station (thread http://www.passenger.chat/23858)
2021 03 29   Melksham Hub cafe and cycle hire opens (thread http://www.passenger.chat/24824)
2021 11 11   Melksham cycle hire discontinued (thread http://www.passenger.chat/24824)
2023 03 13   Melksham Hub cafe closure announced (thread http://www.passenger.chat/24456)
2023 05 15   All day, every day service returns for summer (thread http://www.passenger.chat/27548)
2023 09 16   Now all day, every day all year service (thread http://www.passenger.chat/27887)

In 2017 I wrote

Updates in bold ...
* Untapped markets identified for southbound trains (Melksham times about 08:14, 17:03, 23:03).we have a 22:54
* Untapped markets identified for northbound trains (Melksham times about 08:54, 17:45, 21:36) we have a 21:36
* Later northbound train desperately needed on Saturday Yes - 20:06 not 18:35 off Westbury
* Need for extra capacity (i.e. longer and / or more trains) 1 carriage trains replace by 2 or 3 carriages
* Need for extra capacity (Melksham Station road approach and other safety issues)
* Desire for earlier Sunday train that runs all year Yes, all year 08:11 round trip from Warminster
* Better address Swindon and Chippenham to Warminster, Salisbury, Southampton and Airport Warminster and Salisbury a little better
* Connections from Frome and Weymouth and also to Exeter and West of to be addressed.
* Dilton Marsh issues - now with many residences close by, but still an odd service Big recent improvements
* Desire for clockface and hourly services to allow the train to be always available as natural travel choice
* Connectivity from Melksham Station to town for those not driving to the station or having lifts
* Marketing for visitors to the area to get more passengers onto quieter services
* Resolving fare peversities left over from olden days - e.g. day return Chippenham to Salisbury Some addressed
* Continue marketing travel options to residents; each town a different case

So - which of these should be addressed next? 
What do we need to add to the list and what should be deleted if anything
Which are the most practical and can bring significant results?