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Graz
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Cancellations 18/10/06
« on: October 18, 2006, 04:25:35 PM »

From FGW's website:

16:47 Westbury to Swindon due 17:31
This train has been cancelled. This is due to an earlier train fault.

17:43 Swindon to Southampton Central due 19:44
This train will be started from Westbury. It will no longer call at: Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge. This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

I think the reasons they give for delays and cancellations aren't always true...it's the same train, so surely the 'train fault' would apply to both?
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Re: Cancellations 18/10/06
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2006, 04:30:56 PM »

Yes, I think they have probably caught themselves in a lie.   One or other is probably true ... they've not got spare crews nor trains and the first thing they cancel is the "TransWilts" .... after all, the people of Melksham have put up with such a bad service for years .....

I would be very interested to hear from anyone on the service if it's a special bus laid on, or if they have got together with their but people and transferred people onto the 234.
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Re: Cancellations 18/10/06
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2006, 06:27:36 AM »

Yes they put on a bus left at about 18.20
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Re: Cancellations 18/10/06
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2006, 09:54:06 AM »

Thanks, Sion
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Re: Cancellations 18/10/06
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2006, 10:35:16 AM »

This would make sense as First promised "road transport to Westbury." The 234 serves Trowbridge but not Westbury.
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Re: Cancellations 18/10/06
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2006, 11:41:25 AM »

Agreed, but I was just wondering if ....
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