"We won't go without a fight" ... that's the approach we took at Save the Train when we learned that the TransWilts train service, linking the five major population centres of Wiltshire (and Southampton too) was to be withdrawn in December 2006.

Objectives:

1. To get the case for an appropriate service noted

2. To get the case looked at PROPERLY

3. To get the outcome of that evaluation implemented.

It's taken a long time and is still ongoing, but the case is far better know about these days ... we won't be swept under the carpet! ... and I see we have even made Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closure_by_stealth

The case has been looked at much more thoroughly, and there is now common agreement that an appropriate service IS a regular train from Swindon to Westbury, and probably beyond to Frome or Salisbury, at least once every 2 hours.   With sensible timing of peak services to give Swindon commuters at arrival at about 08:30 and a departure about 17:45.

Now to get that properly implemented ....