Yesterday (08/06/2007) I decided to travel from Portsmouth to the Melksham Rail Development Group
AGM▸ (click on
http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2476.msg5535#msg5535) by bus , using a ^6 First Hampshire & Dorset Explorer ticket.
My intinery was as follows :
0947 First 5 Cosham Health Centre - Fareham Bus Station arrive 1018.
1035 First 78 Fareham Bus Station - Southampton West Quay arrive 1130.
1152 Wilts & Dorset X7 Southampton West Quay - Salisbury Bus Station arrive 1254.
1400 Wilts & Dorset X4 Salisbury Bus Station - Trowbridge Town Hall arrive 1525.
1741 First 234 Trowbridge Town Hall - Melksham Railway Station Approach (thanks driver....) arrive 1804.
I am leaving today by train as follows (^10.50 "Firstminute" fare) :
1545 First Great Western Melksham - Westbury arrive 1602.
1659 First Great Western Westbury - Cosham arrive 1832.
Two points of note :
1) The 1545 Melksham departure is the FIRST SOUTHBOUND TRAIN OF THE DAY.
2) The 1602 Westbury arrival misses the 1559 Westbury - Cosham departure by 3 MINUTES (thanks
FGW▸ ....)