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« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2011, 14:38:44 »
shame the weather wasnt better but it is nice to see the service is being used and does shown FGW▸ (First Great Western) that people are prepared to use it.

 I will have to arrange one sunday to travel on the service.
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« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2011, 09:55:42 »
And a spot of doglegging as well  Grin
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« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2011, 21:12:03 »
Quote from: anthony215 on July 20, 2011, 14:38:44
shame the weather wasnt better but it is nice to see the service is being used and does shown FGW▸ (First Great Western) that people are prepared to use it.

 I will have to arrange one sunday to travel on the service.

Come along this Sunday. You'll find one or two forum moderators/admins, plus possibly a few forum members, on the service down to Weymouth. That's if you can find a way to get to Chippenham/Swindon that early on a Sunday morning....


Oh, and nice to see a prominent poster just inside the main entrance to Chippenham station advertising the 'Weymouth Sunday Specials'. Well done to FGW and TWR for that.
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« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2011, 23:46:12 »
more than likely if i do it will be on the return working as i wont be able to get down towards westbury was til at least miday
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« Reply #19 on: July 22, 2011, 07:11:55 »
Use it or lose it!
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« Reply #20 on: July 22, 2011, 08:24:36 »
Quote from: dorsetbeachcomber on July 22, 2011, 07:11:55
Use it or lose it!

Yes - but remember that the history of the line is use it AND loose it ... service improvements in 2001, but a specification for the new franchise made with a 0.8% growth assumption that was exceeded many many many times.   Result - December 2006, withdrawl of trains that were well used and getting busier month on month too.

So - please - use the new service especially as it's termed a "trial" in some quarters ... AND make a strong case for a service which meets the evaluated business and operational case of TransWilts Rail from 2013.   That's a service level of 11 trains each way per day.
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« Reply #21 on: August 11, 2011, 08:02:54 »
Just three more Sundays to go

... from Westbury at 07:30, Trowbridge at 07:35, Melksham at 07:45 and Chippenham at 07:55 to Swindon for London
... from Swindon at 08:20, Chippenham at 08:35, Melksham at 08:45 and Trowbridge at 08:55 through to Weymouth

Return from London at 17:00 to change into 18:19 Swindon to Westbury
Return from Weymouth at 17:56 - through carriages until 28th August to Swindon
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