Train / bus - London connections from 12.2006

STOP PRESS - we have heard from First Great Western in the last few days, as follows:

"We had hoped that we could organise an additional service through Wiltshire serving Melksham in particular. We looked very carefully at all the options, but whilst the plan received good support, and remains something we want to do, the cost of the new service is considerable. It will not be covered by the revenue that the service will generate, and as a commercial organisation we can only therefore proceed if we can find some joint funding to offset the costs. Despite our efforts this has to not proved possible to date, and we will not be able to offer any extra services in the next timetable due out in December.

"We will continue to discuss the plans with stakeholders and will keep looking for a partner to help finance the service, but this will not be possible before the December 2009 timetable (at the earliest)."

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Monday to Friday London connections from 9.12.06

Extracted from draft train and bus timetables, August 2006
Updated 30th August 2006 from published bus timetables.

Melksham	Chippenham arrive	Chippenham depart	Swindon arrive	Swindon depart	Paddington	Notes
07:17	-	-	07:52	07:59	09:04	Train change at Swindon
07:22	07:34	07:55	-	-	09:15	Bus and Train
08:05	08:47	08:55	-	-	10:15	Bus and train - School Days
08:12	08:39	08:55	-	-	10:15	Bus and train - School Holidays
09:24	09:51	09:55	-	-	11:16	Bus and train - note A
16:48	17:35	17:55	-	-	19:16	Bus and train - note B
18:04	18:34	18:55	-	-	20:16	Bus and train - note B
18:53	19:24	19:55	-	-	21:16	Bus and train - note B
19:50	-	-	20:20	20:29	21:26	Train change at Swindon
20:13	20:44	20:55	-	-	22:24	Bus and train - note B
21:43	22:10	22:58	-	-	00:28	Bus and train - note B

Paddington	Swindon arrive	Swindon depart	Chippenham arrive	Chippenham depart	Melksham	Notes
05:27	-	-	06:40	07:34	08:12	Train and bus - note B
07:00	-	-	08:15	08:39	09:26	Train and bus - School Holidays - note B
07:30	-	-	08:41	08:47	09:26	Train and bus - School Days - note B
08:30	-	-	09:41	09:51	10:27	Train and bus - note B
09:30	-	-	10:41	10:51	11:27	Train and bus - note B
13:30	-	-	14:41	15:15	15:44	Train and bus
15:00	-	-	16:15	16:35	17:02	Train and bus
16:00	-	-	17:12	17:35	18:02	Train and bus
17:00	-	-	18:15	18:24	18:56	Train and bus
17:30	-	-	18:40	18:58	19:07	Train change at Chippenham
18:00	-	-	19:16	19:24	19:46	Train and bus
19:00	-	-	20:15	20:44	21:06	Train and bus
20:45	-	-	22:00	22:10	22:32	Train and bus

A - 4 minute connection at Chippenham. Alternative train 30 minutes later
B - Bus service via Chippenham Bus Station
* All services call at Swindon and Chippenham - times are shown only where changes are needed
* Further journeys are possible with a walk across town in Chippenham
* Journeys that involve long waits at connections are not included

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