TransWilts / First Great Western Coffee Shop Article

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TransWilts / First Great Western Coffee Shop Article

« on: November 09, 2007, 10:40:52 »

Our very own grahame makes the Wiltshire Times in this article about West Wiltshire rail services and our forum (link below.)
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1816957.0.big_boost_for_waterloo_line_campaign.php


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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2007, 13:56:49 »

Excellent news for travellers in Wiltshire that SWT^▸ are adding a third service between Bristol and Waterloo which also helps in providing an extra three carriage 158 service between Salisbury and Bristol in both directions to compensate a bit for the local Westbury-So'ton services being withdrawn by FGW^▸ .

Does anyone know how many services SWT are allowed to operate between Salisbury-Bristol? I seem to recall a few years back that they wanted to operate 4/5 direct Bristol-Waterloo trains and they got withdrawn just before the new timetable started.


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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2007, 15:05:02 »

Quote from: Timmer on November 09, 2007, 13:56:49

I belive the problemthen was actually lack of units!


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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2007, 15:46:45 »

Quote from: Jim on November 09, 2007, 15:05:02

[I belive the problemthen was actually lack of units!

It was indeed Jim with them going from one extreme to the other only operating an ex-Central 158 shuttle between Bristol and Salisbury where you had to change for the Waterloo service. This was whilst the other ex-Central 158 was being refurbed. After that the 2 two car 158s began operating the full service to Waterloo for the next couple of years until SWT^▸ had enough 159s coming from TPX with the two 158s taken off lease.


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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2007, 15:49:39 »

Here's to the fourth trip being re-instated, which I do find unlkely however!


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