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10th May - Special train to Minehead organised by FGW
« on: April 16, 2008, 03:25:50 PM »
First Great Western are organising a special on Saturday, 10th May from Westbury to Minehad via Bath, Bristol, Taunton and the West Somerset Railway. 25 pound standard class, 40 pounds first.  Children half price.  All proceeds to Railway Children Charity, staff giving their time for free, network rail and WSR waving charges, etc.

Special leaves:

Westbury 09:14
Trowbridge 09:21
Connection from Melksham (234 bus via Trowbridge) at 08:12
Connection from Chippenham (train via Bath) at 09:10
Connection from Swindon (train via Bath) 08:56

Return arrivals / same routes

Swindon: 22:25
Chippenham 22:11
Melksham 23:35
Trowbridge 21:19
Westbury 21:26

Same fare from Westbury and Trowbridge.  I will ask whether connecting First group services are included in the price.

Lee has posted further details here
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Re: 10th May - Special train to Minehead organised by FGW
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2008, 08:24:46 PM »
First connecting services are not included in the price quoted.  Return to Chippenham and Swindon earlier may be possible by changing at Bristol (I'm unclear as to whether that would mean an extra fare from Bristol rather than Bath), but the Melksham times are the best that can be done.
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Re: 10th May - Special train to Minehead organised by FGW
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2008, 08:06:42 AM »
Just off in a moment ... see some of you on the train?

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Re: 10th May - Special train to Minehead organised by FGW
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2008, 09:37:08 AM »
Great to meet up with so many people from this forum yesterday (and others I know too) and to find - once again - just how much support we have for an appropriate train service on the TransWilts line.    Superb day out too  Grin  Grin

Here are some early links:

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=2686.msg20444#msg20444

http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/melkshamrailway/255_One_long_journey_ends_and_another_begins.html

http://www.wellho.net/horse/

http://www.wellho.net/share/minehead.html
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