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Coaches from Trowbridge and Melksham to London Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2011-11-01 07:06:21 - Graham Ellis
Daily except 25th and 26th December and 1st January, a National Express Coach runs from Trowbridge, Melksham and Sells Green to Heathrow and London (Victoria), though looking at the timetable published online by National Express , you would think it ran non-stop from Frome to Devizes - see [here] .
Here are the daily timings, current at 1st November 2011 (and they have scarcely changed for many a year ... )
Morning - Eastbound to London
07:05 Frome
07:30 Trowbridge
07:45 Melksham
07:55 Sells Green
08:05 Devizes
08:20 Beckhampton
08:40 Marlborough
08:50 Froxfield
08:55 Hungerford
09:15 Newbury
10:15 Heathrow, Central Bus Station
11:00 London (Earl's court)
11:15 London (Victoria Coach Station)
Evening - Westbound from London
07:05 Frome
18:00 London (Victoria Coach Station)
18:45 Heathrow, Central Bus Station
19:45 Newbury
20:05 Hungerford
20:10 Froxfield
20:20 Marlborough
20:40 Beckhampton
20:50 Devizes
21:00 Sells Green
21:05 Melksham
21:15 Trowbridge
21:40 Frome
For fares, connections, etc - seee the National Express Coaches site - at least in knows about Melksham and Trowbridge if type in the place names.
Also - breaking news - National Express have just introduced a 33% off discount card for more mature and / or disabled people - see [here] which replaced the 50% off scheme that was government funded and ended last night (31st October 2011). With the new scheme, you do need to buy an annual card for an extra £10.00, but if you're a senior making several journeys a year it is probably worthwhile.
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