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Lee
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Here is a link that might interest you. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6107070.stmQuotes from the above link : "Minister for Transport Tavish Scott said: "If we are to convince people to leave their cars at home, then we need to give them real travel alternatives." "Chris Gibb, Virgin CrossCountry managing director, said: "Virgin Trains are delighted to be able to work with Transport Scotland to meet the wishes of the people of Dunbar, both for an early morning commuter train to Edinburgh, with Glasgow connections, and a late evening train from Edinburgh on Fridays allowing a night out in the capital." This , of course , is in stark contrast to the DfT and First , who have worked together to ignore the wishes of the people of Melksham , by removing an early morning commuter train to and a late evening train from Swindon. First also seem intent on convincing people to drive their cars to Chippenham railway station , without giving them REAL travel alternatives (link below.) http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?id=402 |
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Sion Bretton
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Didn't Chris Gibbs work for wessex trains at one time in pass
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« Last Edit: November 02, 2006, 04:23:44 PM by Lee »
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Graham Ellis
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Dunbar has a population or around 6.400 in the 2001 census - that's about a third of the size of Melksham at about that time. Like Melksham, Dunbar is also a fast-growing town. I would encourage such an increase in rail services; the pity is that there are other cases too (such as Melksham) that are even stronger than those of Dunbar and Dronfield.
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Lee
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Dunbar has a population or around 6.400 in the 2001 census - that's about a third of the size of Melksham at about that time. Like Melksham, Dunbar is also a fast-growing town. I would encourage such an increase in rail services; the pity is that there are other cases too (such as Melksham) that are even stronger than those of Dunbar and Dronfield. Its not that I begrudge Dronfield & Dunbar their extra services (best of luck to them) , Graham , its the almost complete contrast with Melksham that interests me. I also find it facinating that Gibb was involved in both the 2001 Melksham service increase AND the proposed Dunbar increase , and that both were a result of the RIGHT sort of co-operation between TOC's and other organisations. |
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Graham Ellis
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Lee, you and I are on the same 'side' on this. I (and I believe you) wish Dronfield, Dunbar and others all the very best with their increased services. And we feel that if the case is made for them, then it's more than made for Melksham. Perhaps we should choose one of these as an example to ask Andrew Seedhouse about on Tuesday next in Trowbridge.
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