Summer Train Services To Weymouth and London (Chippenham People 17/06)

[whole diary]

[anthony215]

shame the weather wasnt better but it is nice to see the service is being used and does shown FGW^▸ (First Great Western) that people are prepared to use it.

 I will have to arrange one sunday to travel on the service.

[Lee]

And a spot of doglegging as well 

[JayMac]

shame the weather wasnt better but it is nice to see the service is being used and does shown FGW^▸ (First Great Western) that people are prepared to use it.

 I will have to arrange one sunday to travel on the service.

Come along this Sunday. You'll find one or two forum moderators/admins, plus possibly a few forum members, on the service down to Weymouth. That's if you can find a way to get to Chippenham/Swindon that early on a Sunday morning....


Oh, and nice to see a prominent poster just inside the main entrance to Chippenham station advertising the 'Weymouth Sunday Specials'. Well done to FGW and TWR for that.

[anthony215]

more than likely if i do it will be on the return working as i wont be able to get down towards westbury was til at least miday

[dorsetbeachcomber]

Use it or lose it!

[grahame]

Use it or lose it!

Yes - but remember that the history of the line is use it AND loose it ... service improvements in 2001, but a specification for the new franchise made with a 0.8% growth assumption that was exceeded many many many times.   Result - December 2006, withdrawl of trains that were well used and getting busier month on month too.

So - please - use the new service especially as it's termed a "trial" in some quarters ... AND make a strong case for a service which meets the evaluated business and operational case of TransWilts Rail from 2013.   That's a service level of 11 trains each way per day.

[grahame]

Just three more Sundays to go

... from Westbury at 07:30, Trowbridge at 07:35, Melksham at 07:45 and Chippenham at 07:55 to Swindon for London
... from Swindon at 08:20, Chippenham at 08:35, Melksham at 08:45 and Trowbridge at 08:55 through to Weymouth

Return from London at 17:00 to change into 18:19 Swindon to Westbury
Return from Weymouth at 17:56 - through carriages until 28th August to Swindon