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Flooding In Wiltshire Disrupts FGW Services
« on: July 21, 2007, 10:20:25 AM »
Anybody caught up in this? (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/6908925.stm
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Re: Flooding In Wiltshire Disrupts FGW Services
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2007, 09:36:46 PM »
We were caught up with customers wanting to return to London on Friday night, and more customers arriving that night and today.  For Friday night's group, we got them a lift of to Basingstoke where SWT didn't appear to be in meltdown, and the arrivals came by road via the A4 for Reading - a long journey.  Much easier for today's arrivals.
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Re: Flooding In Wiltshire Disrupts FGW Services
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2007, 10:14:54 PM »
Friday it was very bad at Temple meads, I was put on a 125 train that ran Bristol to Chippenham , then taxi to Melksham, arrived at temple Meads at 17.15 in my front door at 19.45.
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Re: Flooding In Wiltshire Disrupts FGW Services
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Re: Flooding In Wiltshire Disrupts FGW Services
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2007, 03:10:20 PM »
That's what we call "Lake Melksham"  Grin  ... search for that on Google and see what you get.

I understand that some groups took 90 minutes to get from Lacock (on the West of the Avon) to Sandridge (about five miles away as the crow flies on the East) on Saturday evening.
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Re: Flooding In Wiltshire Disrupts FGW Services
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2007, 04:36:40 PM »
Off the rail topic slightly but I understand that the 'Mid' and 'Upper' River Avon is on 'Flood Watch' alert from Malmesbury through to Bradford on Avon:

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/mapController
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/Southwest.html
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Re: Flooding In Wiltshire Disrupts FGW Services
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2007, 05:02:55 PM »
Some images of how bad things have been in other area's on FGW's website:

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=1547
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