On the TransWilts board, you'll find details of the Melksham Railway Developement Group's Santa Special ... and with quite a number of members in common, this is the trip to come on if you want to see a high concentration of "Coffee Shop" people. Should be a fun day ...1st December 2007 ....
09:07 from Westbury
09:12 from Trowbridge
09:22 from Melksham
09:32 from Chippenham
09:50 into Swindon
15:19 from Swindon
15:35 from Chippenham
15:45 into Melksham
15:58 at Trowbridge
16:03 at Westbury
Connection from Salisbury at 08:27, getting back there at 17:09 (change at Westbury in both directions). "Connection" from Frome at 08:13, getting back there at 18:06, change and wait at Westbury in both directions. Connection from Bristol Temple Meads at 08:22, getting back there at 16:51, change at Trowbridge in both directions. From Bath Spa at 08:35 getting back there at 16:37. From Dilton Marsh at 07:27 according to National Rail (but 08:09 change at Warminster possible at higher price !) getting back there at 17:09.
Santa Special Adult Return fare from Melksham to Swindon - 6 pounds to include a mince pie and a drink (profit to Melksham Railway Development Group); let me know by email (
graham@wellho.net) if you want one. OR just come along / buy a regular ticket if you like.
Here is our "publicity line" for people who want to bring the kids to see Santa ..."I'm sorry, but tickets to see Santa Claus on train from Swindon to Melksham on 1st December are sold out. It no longer possible for Santa to see children on the way up to Swindon as well, as First Great Western who run the line have withdrawn the train that runs in the other direction at about the same time, so we've had to reduce the number of children this year. We are actively campaigning for more trains.
There remains plenty of space on the train, and any more adults who want to come along are very welcome. But we really can't take more children along and disappoint them when they're not allowed to see Santa. We even considered running a Santa trip the following weekends too ... but after 1st December until Christmas, the train is replaced by a bus on Saturdays ...
