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Forums for your Melksham and open source discussions Archive are interested in programming, Wiltshire or trains!First Great Western Coffee Shop If you don't know them, First Great Western run almost all of the train services in a wedge to the west of London Read more about this forum or visit it at http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop Melksham Forum Read more about this forum or visit it at http://www.melkshamchamber.org.uk/forum/ Ask the tutor Read more about this forum or visit it at http://www.wellho.net/ask/ Save the Train Read more about this forum or visit it at http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/forum/ Note - "Save the train" is currently (Jan 2010) heavily loaded with people signing up for "spam" accounts. Please email me under separate cover if you sign up, even if you're from within the UK, so that I can authorize as appropriate!
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The changing face of Christmas Celebration pictures, year 1 A long day on the trains, but a rewarding one My first official measure - Passenger Entrys and Exits - revisited 9 years later Officially overcrowded in the first year Four time target - good news. Four time prediction - poor forecasting. It may be cheaper to buy in bulk Swindon to Weymouth - by train, the traditional way - 2014 Survey - Journeys Metrics - historic and current TransWilts train use How effective is our publicity? Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge, public transport over Easter (2014) Train fare look expensive? There may be a cheaper option Easter Weeks - Melksham to Weymouth Staveton Halt, former station between Trowbridge and Melksham Broughton Gifford Halt, TransWilts Railway Line Lacock Halt - former TransWilts Station A Question series posed to Melksham Tourist information Saturday train to Swindon - two weeks in TransWilts - first day pictures TransWilts train services - up from 2 to 8 per day A THANK YOU to those who have brought the new train service to fruition New train service - launch plans and timetable links Los Angeles - post modern transport system Excellent Railfuture conference, but some setup lessons Draft Westbury - Melksham - Swindon train times, from December 2014 Official - Trowbridge and Melksham to London train improvements Booking for Santa, Melksham Railway Development Group, 8th December 2013 TransWilts Link - meeting notes from 19th October Getting people to and from Melksham Station - not 20 but 700 times a day A radical proposal - a cheap and effective way to provide home to city commuter transport TransWilts Trains - running a successful campaign talk International and off island travel from Melksham Train and Rail Travel - who runs it and where do I ask questions? 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Father Christmas to be on train in Melksham Public Transport across Wiltshire - a new map Here comes Santa - on the train from Melksham to Swindon on 2nd December 2012 Community Transport - Pewsey, Taunton, and the whole picture too Wiltshire Public Transport User Group co-ordination Mixed mode travel - Information systems Henbury loop, Bristol - a freight railway line with passenger potential? Trains across Wiltshire - an update on the TransWilts Melksham to Steam in Swindon, by train - great day out TransWilts trains - what the next franchise period will bring The Melksham News - July 2012 - Part 2, TransWilts Rail, Wilts and Berks Canal Scenes from commuting by train What a difference a year makes Like a bathroom company with no plumbers Excellent Rail News - what it really means Improving Wiltshire Rail Offer - it WILL be happening Steam train calls at Melksham - Pictures Christmas in June? Melksham hotel bookings and Santa train Melksham - placed 2254 out of 2255. What can be done about it? Abstraction The future needs for rail services to Melksham - change needed; current service an insult Bristol 50? Bristol 25? Future train services in Wiltshire - please write in to support a better service Kings Cross - new concourse - between Python in Cambridge and Objective C in London Wiltshire Travel Times - Chippenham, Trowbridge, Salisbury and other places too Getting around Dublin by public transport - some observations There is so much to see travelling by train Rail Travel - has it become more unreliable? Transport in Cambridgeshire - seen by an outside observer. What can Wiltshire learn? What would an appropriate train service on the TransWilts line mean I wish I was not a special case Provide a useable train service, and people will use it! Santa Train - another successful trip - 4th December 2011 Santa Claus - on the train from Melksham on 4th December 2011 West Wilts Rail User Group - Walk yesterday from Bradford-on-Avon to Trowbridge Public transport - road and rail How important is public transport to people in the Melksham area? Which or ATOC - who reads train fares right? Sundays - and over eating A review of the Summer Sunday extra trains on the TransWilts line Journey home by public transport for a Bank Holiday Last chance this summer - Swindon and North Wiltshire to Weymouth by through train What costs 8.20 from Melksham, or 22.30 via Chippenham? New product - ensuring that supply matches demand From Wiltshire to Weymouth on Sundays Standing Challenge Dogs Legs on the Dogleg Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham to Weymouth - Sunday Train Service Starts Efficient travel - from Melsksham to Edinburgh by Sleeper Train Comparing Alloa and Melksham - stations and services Summer Sundays - days out by train from Swindon on the TransWilts Summer Sunday Trains - outings from Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge and Westbury Small scale improvement - big scale gain. And they CAN be done with local knowledge Wanted - a look to the future TransWilts rail - coming together, wanted and needed Past and Present - Melksham Station The cost of roadworks on the economy of our town - 1800 pounds per hour? Comparing German, Dutch and British Railways Train and boat journey - the passenger accommodation Can I take my dog by train? And other questions TransWilts rail - what picture represents us Wiltshire Rail services - a golden opportunity A time to be brave? We should ask for what is best for our area. TransWilts - some things to see and do Transwilts Link - both Wiltshire and beyond Trowbridge and Melksham to Chippenham - more roadworks, even slower journey over the winter TransWilts Link - Days out from Swindon to Weymouth? Santa Special - rather more special than usual - December 2010 TransWilts Rail News ... Melksham (Santa Special) Edition ... 5th December 2010 Rail services back to Radstock? Get all your ducks in a row ... and they may turn into swans Seventh day traveller on the six day railway Santa announcement, 5th December 2010, Melksham Travel, Transport and Tourism - A vision for Melksham, 2026 Melksham Railway Station - new information point Railway meetings, trips and meetups this autumn Syncronise - software, trains, and buses. Please! Walk - Tilehurst to Pangborne London to Calne, Corsham, Melksham, Bradford-on-Avon, Chippenham by public Transport How Green is my train? Ambassador or Anorak? Train Services - Melksham to Bath and Bristol (and airport) From home to Nurnberg - journey pictures Garlic bread without garlic Reaching out to the community - a good case for support Oliver Cromwell at Bristol Temple Meads Is Melksham public transport actually used? 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