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« on: December 20, 2007, 12:46:18 »

I've totally reworked the TT that I produced the other day. Trains should not clash between Chippenham and Swindon and London connections are in place(based on May 2007 TT as I do not have a new book A), Although there may still be clashes around Westbury

Here is the link, also improved as you don't need Excel to view it  Grin

http://southwest-railways.50webs.com/Melksham.htm

Any comments from you Melksham folk?
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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2007, 16:26:45 »

Thanks Liam. We'll put this in with the other options we are currently looking at.
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« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2007, 18:45:28 »

Bear in mind it hasn't been checked to avoid any clashes with other routes.

Got a feeling a London - Bristol train leave Swindon on the hour.
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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2007, 19:15:30 »

Please note the edited first post.
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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2007, 14:00:54 »

Liam .... we're having a major look at various options over the next few weeks / case review, etc .... and you'll see a bit more publicity in the New Year.   

We have moved from just "we can't run a train just because you want us to", stated by Derek Twigg  who was Transport Minister two years ago (which is a perfectly correct statement - a train can't be justified for one person, but he wasn't actually answering the TransWilts case)  to "there is a good business case and everyone acknowledges that" now. 

Some experts who know far more than I do in the general sense have, if anything, come to the conclusion than the ideal service is about two or three times the trains that we're actually asking for, and there is a huge raft of options to be look at. But actually there isn't the money / resources to provide an ideal service for everyone so we continue to push for something that is decent and useable rather than the current indecency of a couple of trains during the hours of darkness when everyone's still tucked up in bed, or already home watching the tele (or on Facbook, perhaps)
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