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Topic: Redistribute the crowds - use capacity on the TransWilts? (Read 2140 times)
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Graham Ellis
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 Why am I starting a thread in "Future" of the TransWilts line with a picture of a very overcrowded Trowbridge to Bath and Bristol service? Because one of the ways of relieving overcrowding between Trowbridge and Bath would be to provide an appropriately timed service between Trowbridge and Chippenham / Swindon. It is notable that this service got much more comfortable at Bath, where many people left the train ... many of them likely to be carrying on to Chippenham, Swindon and beyond - for that is a major identified traffic flow. Not only would the provision of a proper service from West Wiltshire to Swindon relieve this pressure on that Bath train, but it would also make for a faster and easier journey for people with fewer changes. |
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WyvusArconius
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This is a stretch I travel often, having to go to Bath to change for Chippenham. That picture is not a one off. It is a regular occurance. I have spoken with many other passengers whilst travelling Portsmouth - Bath - Chippenham. They all agree 2 carriages is not enough for a major service such as that. Changing at Westbury to go via Melksham is a route I took often until the timetable changed. Its quicker, and a quieter service because the load was spread out at Westbury, rather than pilling more people in at Westbury and Trowbridge.
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courgettelawn
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It would also mean that some pressure could be relieved earlier at Salisbury for those wanting to travel to north Wilts and Swindon. It all makes so much sense...
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