Save the Melksham Train
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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The train services listed on this page are under threat

Swindon to Trowbridge

The train, currently operated by Wessex trains, runs five times a day via Chippenham and Melksham and takes around 39 minutes.

The bus (service X49 via Devizes) runs every hour during the day and takes around 83 minutes.

 Swindon to Melksham

The train, currently operated by Wessex trains, runs five times a day via Chippenham and takes around 26 minutes.

There is no direct bus service - you have to change buses at Chippenham or Devizes and you'll typically take over 100 minutes. You could make this journey faster by using the train from Swindon to Chippenham and transferring to the bus, but apart from 1 or 2 peak hour services the bus doesn't go anywhere near the station in Chippenham and you would have quite a walk.

Swindon to Westbury

The train, currently operated by Wessex trains, runs five times a day via Chippenham and Trowbridge and takes around 45 minutes.

The bus (service X49 via Devizes to Trowbridge, change on to the X4 or X5) runs every hour during the day and takes around 115 minutes.

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