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Sion Bretton
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Bus replacement in August
« on: July 26, 2006, 08:10:57 PM »
Do we know if they are going to put up a poster to advise times of buses when the line is closed?
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Re: Bus replacement in August
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2006, 08:29:45 AM »
Many timetables (but NOT as far as I can see details of the Westbury to Swindon service) are already posted at

http://firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=281

If you look at the Paddington to Cheltenham, Bristol, S Wales tables there are a number of footnote "M" entries that say "To / From Westbury" and they've to the Chippenham and Swindon times.   On the Tuesday to Friday ...

Chippenham at 06:10, 07:30, 14:20, 17:50 and 22:06
Get to Swindon at 06:50, 08:20, 15:00, 18:40 and 23:01

From Swindon at 06:40, 08:40, 14:23, 17:43 and 22:10
To Chippenham at 07:20, 09:30, 15:03, 18:33 and 22:50

Extrapollating normal buses subsitutions, add 15 minutes for Melksham, 30 minutes for Trowbridge and 45 minutes for Westbury to Chippenham times. So (for example) 06:45 from Westbury, 07:00 Trowbridge, 07:15 Melksham, 07:30 Chippenham gets into Swindon at 08:20.

Sign at statation? Probably a few days before it starts on recent past (FGW) form.
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Re: Bus replacement in August
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2006, 11:28:15 AM »
P.S. All the buses say they're to / from Westbury ... so I guess that passengers coming up from Frome in the morning will catch the 06:30 train to Westbury (arrive 06:38) and change into the 06:45 bus to get to Swindon for 08:20.

On return, the 17:43 bus from Swindon will (estimate) arrive at Westbury at 19:15 ... hopefully in time to catch the 19:17 connection on to Frome.
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Re: Bus replacement in August
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2006, 05:11:22 PM »
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Re: Bus replacement in August
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2006, 05:37:17 PM »
Oh - Bristol (and beyond) trains to London will pass through Melksham at 05:30, 06:40, 07:40 and 08:40, arriving in London around 85 to 90 minutes later, and return trains from London at 18:30 and 19:30 will pass through at 20:00 and 21:00. Pity they're non-stop between Reading and Chippenham.

So that week ....
Melksham to Swindon, just about an hour
Melksham to London could be done in an hour and a half.
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