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"I support the return of a more appropriate train service linking the five largest population centres in Wiltshire, as shown in (or similar to) draft timetables from December 2008" (show draft)
This was a two month campaign from 2nd April to 31st May 2008. We provide statistics extracted from the other data entered (see base of right hand column).THANK YOU to everyone who contributes - we failed to get the service at December 2008, but made a good case and are working on removing the one bottleneck for December 2009. Signed by:
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Salisbury - Warminster - Dilton Marsh - Westbury - Trowbridge - Melksham - Chippenham - Swindon Want to support? 2008 Petition closed but 2009 pledge open CURRENT SERVICE - twice a day Swindon depart Swindon arrive 07:48 and 20:19 PROPOSED SERVICE - six times a day Swindon d: 06:18 09:02 12:02 15:02 17:55 18:45 Swindon a: 07:48 08:53 11:50 14:50 17:36 20:19 This is a practical service improvement that can be provided if the profile is raised high enough in the next 2 months, and YOU can help. Bus - Trowbridge to Swindon - 95 minutes. Car - Trowbridge to Swindon - 52 minutes (AA) Train - Trowbridge to Swindon - 35 minutes. Bus - Chippenham to Salisbury - over 120 minutes. Car - Chippenham to Salisbury - 64 minutes (AA) Train - Chippenham to Salisbury - 54 minutes. Greener too! (See Transport Direct) Comparative CO2 emissions - Trowbridge to Swindon Car 7.4 - 14.9kg, Coach 5.1 kg, Train 3.9kg. Want to Learn More? * About the TransWilts Line * What is the current train service? * Why is an improvement needed? * Timeline to an improved service * For West Wilts to Chippenham and Swindon passengers * For travellers from Frome? * From Salisbury to West Wilts, Chippenham and Swindon * For West Wilts to Bath passengers * For customers travelling to or from Melksham * How does this site work? * Who is behind this site? * What about privacy? * Discussion Forum - All Wiltshire (and FGW) Services * Discussion Forum - TransWilts Services What a difference a train made  Rush hour on the "TransWilts" when there are no trains  Same station, same time of day, but there was a train running Some Statistics 80% of our respondents live in Wiltshire and a further 14% are from nearby counties Around 120,000 journeys were made on the line in the last full year prior to the services being slashed back (Dec '06) 85 signatories are elected representatives or standing for office (this is assessed by the individual and the real figure is higher) 163 signatories have expressed a willingness to email key decision makers via our web site and 342 did not choose that option Some more detail from our respondents ... How often do you travel in Wiltshire? • 'Most days' - 219 • 'from time to time' - 118 • 'Most weeks' - 97 • 'only occasionally' - 63 • 'Rather not say' - 5 • 'never' - 3 Where do you live? • Melksham Area - 23.8% • in nearby counties - 13.7% • Chippenham Area - 11.7% • Trowbridge Area - 10.7% • Salisbury Area - 9.1% • Swindon Area - 8.5% • further afield in the UK - 4.4% • Westbury Area - 4.4% • Warminster Area - 4.2% • Devizes Area - 2.6% • Elsewhere in Wiltshire - 2.2% • Frome area - 2.0% • Dilton Marsh Area - 2.0% • Outside the UK - 0.6% • Rather not say - 0.4% Please sign up if you have not yet done so! |
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