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Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: Melksham Station Passenger Usage - a snapshot, May 2023
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on: August 22, 2023, 14:24:19
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Looking at the connection at Chippenham, it looks like you're now due in there at 07:30 and the Bristol train leaves at 07:34 - meaning you are 1 minute short of being able to claim delay-repay each time it misses. Didn't see any announcement but the 07:34 (to Weston) is now the 07:36. Probably why the guard held it for a minute yesterday to allow those of us on the late running service from Melksham to leg it across the platform - much appreciated
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Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: Melksham Station Passenger Usage - a snapshot, May 2023
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on: May 25, 2023, 16:35:31
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All good this morning. And if I do miss the (unofficial) connection, but not by much, there's enough time to console myself with a free sausage roll from Greggs in Chippenham. Those are courtesy of the Virgin train tickets app, which gives you 3 (Virgin Red) points per £1 spent, and said rolls are 200 points. So I only need 5 of my £14 Melksham-Bristol commutes per roll - I had enough points for 8 last time I checked The app doesn't charge a fee, and works better than the GWR▸ one (although I haven't used the latter for a while). Other Greggs products are available - see https://www.virgin.com/virgin-red/spend-virgin-points
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Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: Melksham Station Passenger Usage - a snapshot, May 2023
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on: May 22, 2023, 14:05:50
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To note - the 07:53 becomes 08:02 from Monday. Sensible for most people as it helps to even out services. However a couple of concerns from users - a missed connection into the super fast from Chippenham to London, and a missed connection into a bus to college at Swindon Station; that latter may mean students having to leave home half an hour earlier.
Good to see you working hard at Melksham last Thursday Grahame on my 2 day a week commute to Bristol. I mentioned that the timetable changes weren't going to affect me - the 0721 to Chippenham is unchanged (although it now terminates at Worcester). However... I only noticed this morning that the 0742 Chippenham-Bristol service that I connect with now departs at 0735, reducing the leeway to only 5 minutes. And sure enough, this morning the Melksham train was delayed due to a late running Bristol-Paddington service, so I missed my connection and had about 35 minutes to kill at Chippenham before the next Bristol service at 0809. In fact that's now the official route if you request a Melksham-Bristol ticket on the GWR▸ (and others presumably) website. I guess I just have to suck it up, and celebrate the odd occasion when the fates are with me and I catch the 0735. Could be worse - at least I'm not one of the unfortunate ex-users of the 0533...
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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Chippenham - Bristol; cheaper from Melksham?
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on: March 13, 2023, 20:49:27
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Thanks Grahame. BTW▸ do you know how the early morning (~7:20) Melksham-Chippenham service is doing these days? I used to commute that way, before lockdown, but am currently in Chippenham which makes getting to & from BRI» significantly easier. However, I will be returning to Melksham shortly; is my commute likely to be better/same/worse than pre-lockdown in terms of service reliability?
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Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: Melksham Rail User Group (and meetings for 2019)
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on: January 04, 2019, 13:40:51
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Don't think I'd seen that before - looks good. Fascinating old pictures of Melksham station - proper station building(s), 2 tracks with platforms on both sides, and a footbridge. How many of those are in the current Melksham expansion plans? Seriously I'm glad Melksham has been restored back to where it is now, and very much appreciate the work Graham and others have done, and are doing, to keep moving forwards. The improvements are obvious in the <3 years I've been in the area.
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Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: 2019 - TransWilts cancellation and amendments log
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on: January 04, 2019, 13:17:21
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The 2 trains that pass through Melksham at 12-something on the way to Swindon (my commute) were also cancelled, as is the 14:40 (13:10 from Frome).
I'd already decided to work from home after the 07:49 Melksham train was cancelled, and at least this time they announced it was cancelled before I'd run to the station, so it could have been worse. Just saved £9.90 £10.20.
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