I'm delighted to see that .. and the enlightened view on the line.  I've seen / used the MER for a couple of journeys (which does not, of course, make me an expert) but I saw a service which was not much faster than the bus, with less convenient stops, and (apart from one fairly rural stretch of the route) duplicated other provision.  NEVER THE LESS ... it is a key factor in bringing tourists in to the Island, to Laxey and Ramsey.

I just wish our "powers that be" had the same understanding of the true situation on the "TransWilts".   We have a far, far stronger local commercial case and a POTENTIAL tourist one too ... Oxford to Salisbury.  Lacock, Holt National Trust areas / properties. Steam at Swindon.  The architectural beauty of Trowbridge and Melksham (which, however, need to get their acts together to some extent).  Transfers from Warminster to Longleat.  A White Horse at Westbury.  Now - what to Didcot, Chippenham and Dilton Marsh have to offer the tourist?  Ah - steam railway, a major history centre, and some wonderful cream teas in the country