Hi, my name is Roger Watkins, I live about 7 miles out of Warminster, so need a car or the bus (which stops about 17:30) to get to a station. I have a background in mechanical, electrical and electronic engiineering and maintenance, and have been interested in railways all my life. I was a regular volunteer at the East Somerset Railway for many years in the 70's and 80's. I now use the railway for leisure and shopping trips a few times a month, and find the Melksham service useful for getting to Chippenham and Swindon. I also regularly use the services to Portsmouth, Cardiff, Weymouth and London Waterloo.

I have never been able to use the train for work, in spite of having a workshop overlooking the main line at Chippenham many years ago, and more recently living within 1/2 mile of the site of an old station on the Warminster to Salisbury line and working next to the site of Staverton Halt!