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1  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Taplow-Hassocks on: April 27, 2025, 18:19:32
Reminds me of one of my grandfathers.   His chosen cuss word in front of the children was "Oh Hassocks!".   Grin
2  Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury on: April 27, 2025, 15:47:00
and some additional information.

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14:22 Frome to Swindon due 15:34

We're sorry for the disruption to your journey.
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Taxis have been arranged leaving Westbury at 14:47 calling at Trowbridge (14:59), Melksham (15:12) and Chippenham (15:29 arrival). Change at Chippenham for Swindon. The taxi company is Bath Taxis.
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Road transport pick up/drop off points can be found on the information poster at stations or online at nre.co.uk/stations

If you arrive at your destination 15 or more minutes late because your GWR (Great Western Railway) train was delayed or cancelled, you can claim Delay Repay compensation. Please keep your ticket and visit GWR.com/DelayRepay
3  Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury on: April 24, 2025, 19:18:26
I see Melksham now has IET (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) stop boards on the platform.

Presumably IETs can now stop there which will come in handy when they’re diverted for whatever reason.

..and here they are

4  All across the Great Western territory / Who's who on Western railways / Re: Contact points / methods for GWR as at 23.4.2025 on: April 23, 2025, 14:29:18
Noting the card is dated 2023 so who knows which is correct? 
5  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: Salisbury Station, 2025 edition on: April 20, 2025, 13:37:04
Meanwhile out the front.

https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/upcoming-resurfacing-work-at-salisbury-railway-station-forecourt-marks-next-milestone-in-this-key-project-for-salisbury

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As the final phase of enhancements at Salisbury Railway Station progresses, a key milestone is coming up with plans to resurface the station forecourt area.

Works will be taking place overnight on the 22 -24 April 2025 (inclusive) to install additional drainage gullies immediately outside of the station building entrance. These works need to be completed prior to the proposed resurfacing works.

From 8pm on Friday 25 April to 4am Tuesday 29 April (24 hour working including both day and night working), the station forecourt will be closed to vehicular traffic from South Western Road. Pedestrian access to and from the railway station, South Western Road and the lower car park will remain available for the duration of the closure.

Drop off and pick up points will temporarily be located in the lower car park and visitors seeking to access the Stonehenge Tour buses should follow the signed route to their temporary location. Accessible parking bays will be available in the lower car park and be positioned as close as possible to the main station entrance. Access to / egress from the lower car park will be available for the duration of the closure via Churchfields Road only. Taxis will temporarily be relocated to South Western Road.

The station's cycle hub will remain accessible from Churchfields Road and Mill Road.

Railway customers will be able to use the new Fisherton Car Park located at the former East Goods Yard site. The car park will open to coincide with the road closure period for resurfacing works and will remain open for the foreseeable future.

To ensure smooth operations, four traffic marshals will be on duty from Friday 25 April until Tuesday 29 April. Three marshals will be stationed in the forecourt area and one will be positioned in Churchfields Road to manage pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

Parvis Khansari, Corporate Director Place, said: We apologise in advance for any inconvenience and disturbance caused by these works. This is anticipated to be the last time we will need to undertake 24 hour working during this project.

We would like to thank in particular the residents of Churchfields Road for their patience and continued co-operation in delivering this important scheme for Salisbury.

Once the Station Forecourt scheme is complete it will provide a more attractive, and welcoming environment for visitors and residents alike.

The Station Forecourt project forms part of the £9 million investment from the Future High Streets Fund.
6  Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury on: April 20, 2025, 09:24:52
Over running engineering works have also done for the first service from Swindon to London Paddington (starts Didcot Parkway) and first westbound service to Bristol and Exeter St Davids (starts Bristol Temple Meads).
7  All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Wiltshire Day Rover - new multi-operator bus ticket on: April 18, 2025, 20:15:35
Indeed.  Ignoring the fact you sound like a child in the playground.  Grin
8  All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Wiltshire Day Rover - new multi-operator bus ticket on: April 18, 2025, 19:13:26
Although this thread seems to be me mainly talking to myself, I thought it was worth giving the Wiltshire Day Rover another plug.

It is now priced at £11 for adults and £7.50 for over 60s.

I went to Cricklade, Royal Wootton Bassett, a local shopping park and three trips to B&Q today.  The individual fares would have cost me £27.20 - so paying £7.50 was a real bargain.
9  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Too young to travel on that ticket? on: April 16, 2025, 20:21:28
Only last week I travelled on a groupsave with one of the adults actually being a seven year old child.

What the story doesn’t say is how much an adult ticket is.  Most family tickets are more expensive, even if only slightly, than an adult travelling on their own.
10  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: Spreading wings for a few days on: April 14, 2025, 13:27:59
It is signposted from the railway station.
11  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Probably one of the ugliest dolls I have seen around on: April 12, 2025, 10:44:30
Can't see it on Amazon.
12  Journey by Journey / London to Swindon and Bristol / Re: Chippenham this evening - empty trains on: April 10, 2025, 21:53:08
Not helpful for this case now but even if a train isn’t shown on RTT» (Real Time Trains - website) they usually do appear on signalling maps like Open Time Trains.  You can often then work out what it is from the headcode.
13  Journey by Journey / London to Swindon and Bristol / Re: Chippenham this evening - empty trains on: April 10, 2025, 20:16:41
I suspect after a number of signalling issues and a fatality at Stapleton Road today there were some positioning moves to get sets back into the right place.   These last minute moves do occasionally appear on RTT» (Real Time Trains - website) after the event but not always.
14  Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury on: April 06, 2025, 19:12:34
15  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: Modern English Usage, but not as Fowler might think on: April 06, 2025, 18:26:39
One of my pet hates in newspaper reports is "10am in the morning".   Well it wouldn't be the evening would it?
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