Melksham showing on the map by FGW

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February 04, 2012, 02:47:48 PM

Recommended service - hourly, according to the GWRUS. Let's work towards that service and towards ensuring all services are used.

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Thanks FGW for putting Melksham on the Map.

Maps can be funny things sometimes.

Take this one, from the Network Rail Great Western Route Utilisation Strategy Baseline Information, for example (link below.)
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/great%20western/great%20western%20rus%20baseline%20information/06.%20standard%20hour%20patterns/gwml%20map%20wiltshire,%20somerset%20&%20south%20gloucestershire%20portrait.pdf

Melksham is shown as being on an "FGW Peak only" line, despite the fact that our few trains dont really run in the "peak"...

Lee
Interesting that on the map on your link both Chippenham & Swindon are not on the map.
Are these two Towns in Wiltshire?

Chippenham is definately part of Wiltshire.

Swindon borough became a unitary authority on 1 April 1998, and is therefore no longer under the auspices of Wiltshire Council. However, it is considered to be part of Wiltshire in ceremonial terms.

Both do feature on the Network Rail RUS map, but have direction arrows pointing to them, rather than being displayed as station stops. Salisbury is displayed on the map in the same manner.

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