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« on: March 09, 2011, 14:02:01 »
For a report I'm writing this afternoon ... a hole in my data.

Can you tell me which are the services from Westbury / Trowbridge / B-o-A / Avoncliff / Freshford into Bath that are severely overcrowded.  Include weekends please ... and give an indication of just how bad if you can.   Does it get easier on after Bath on these services or is it just as bad / worse into Bristol?
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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2011, 18:11:10 »
From my own experience services heading to Bath and Bristol on Sunday mornings were very overcrowded but that was before the introduction of the extra service from Westbury at 11.50 filling the two hour gap between services that existed before the December timetable change. The trains weren't as busy once they had left Bath.
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2011, 19:28:34 »
Thanks.   Very useful.    Monday to Friday, anyone?
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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2011, 19:30:28 »
PS I haven't used the service since the 11.50 was introduced last December so am unable to say if this has improved things. I would expect it has.
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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2011, 00:04:09 »
I've travelled on the 08.17 from Westbury to bristol when I've stayed over on a Sunday night at my partners house on the odd occassion!!

On the few times I have travelled on this service ( comes from Weymouth IIRC▸ ('if I recall/remember/read correctly') ), it has been full and standing from Trowbridge, and after Bradford there is no standing room either!  Forget trying to get on at Avoncliff and Freshford!  And it was like it all the way to Bristol, although it emptied a bit at Bath, it filled up again at Oldfield Park!

Like I said, I've only done it a few times so it may of just been because it's a Monday or something, but the few times I have travelled on it, it's been sardines only!!

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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2011, 01:25:08 »
A bit late sorry Graham, I've been in snowy Scotland, also without the timetable in front of me the timings are general and all off TRO▸ (Trowbridge stationnext trains).

06.00. Can't remeber if it's 2 or  3 car 158 but seats for everyone as far as Filton.

07.00. Seats good till Bath/Oldfield then full and standing 3 car 158.

07.24. 4 Car 158/153, seats but busy from TRO again full and standing from Bath onwards.

07.14 SWT▸ (South West Trains) BRI» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains) only, quite a few elect this as it's better than FGW▸ (First Great Western) 158 rubbish

07.44 Pointless catching this as it sits for 15 min at BRI

08.00 Things warming up at TRO just gets busier as you get to BRI packed all the way.

08.24. Say no more, 3 car urgently needed and has been for years.
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2011, 13:33:51 »
Those replies missed "round one" of inputs (briefing report for a question in the house today!) but provide a useful backup for tomorrow morning's presentation and for a follow up meeting where we'll be working on a more weighty follow up case document.
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