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Recommended service - hourly, according to the GWRUS. Let's work towards that service and towards ensuring all services are used.
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WyvusArconius
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Suprise Service!
« on: December 29, 2008, 11:43:48 AM »

According to the live departure boards.. there is a Swindon to Westbury service (calling at Melksham) that will arrive jst after 12 today. It is currentley running late somewhere between Swindon and Chippenham. Wouldnt it be nice if this became permanent!?
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Re: Suprise Service!
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2008, 12:30:46 PM »

Funny Saturday services as this does not run normally on Saturday's.
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Re: Suprise Service!
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2008, 02:37:25 PM »

Exactly... when I saw it I went off to hunt through the timetable... not on any day of the week is there a service at that time.. not even in the Xmas adjustments... strange.. but welcome.
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Re: Suprise Service!
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2009, 01:03:01 PM »

I understand that these suprise services were a feeder service to Swindon to link up with the Paddington services as there were not may in/out of Westbury to London Paddington.
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Re: Suprise Service!
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2009, 07:34:12 PM »

And this is what ran on 6th January  ...

Westbury to Swindon at 06:30 07:02 07:30 08:35
Arriving Swindon 07:16 07:46 08:16 and 09:21

Swindon to Westbury at 06:15 07:45 08:30 and 09:25
Arriving at Westbury at 07:00 08:32 09:17 and 10:12

Now THAT is what I call a nice service - laid on a bit 'last minute' because of problems between Trowbridge and Bristol and I know there were a couple of delays (on time, I think you would have had an Abermule or two!)
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