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TransWilts meeting ...

Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2013-06-07 12:05:40 - Graham Ellis

Confirmation / agenda for tomorrow's (8th June) TransWilts Link meeting, The Laverton, Westbury

Doors open 10 a.m. for 10.45 start / meeting over by around 14:45
Teas and coffees available, and a few snacks.

For Transport user groups / co-ordinators. All welcome - details from graham@wellho.net

10:45 - Welcome and introductory overview

11:00 - General approach to new Wiltshire Council / Admin / who/s who
* Swindon and Wiltshire Local Transport Body
* Changes at Wiltshire Council
* Who's running our trains?

11:15 - Duncan Hames
* Update from Parliament / local meetings too

11:45 - Integration and Information
* Local Sustainable Transport Fund

12:00 - Rail
* TransWilts - another summer success?
* TransWilts Trains
* Electrification and electrification evaluations
* Wootton Bassett, Wilton and Westbury.
* Working with First

12:45 - Lunch

13:30 - Road
* Zigzag bus / bus network
* Buses - lessons from Cornwall, north Devon and Somerset
* The A350 corridor - "Public Transport" improvements
* Core Strategy

14:15 - Conclusion, Route Forward

* The way forward

Background - an occasional meeting for travel and transport groups from Wiltshire to update on what's happening, to learn other's practise and experience, and to formulate and provide practical, co-ordinated policy inputs to local authority, central government, and transport industry bodies.

This meeting follows on from our meeting earlier this year, when the future of the Great Western Franchise was unclear and the main agenda item is to look forward with joined up thinking with new county councillors, and in the current management contract (?) scene on Great Western Trains.

Sorry about the lateish agenda - have been waiting to hear back from a newly appointed Transport supremo as to whether they can attend. To my delight, I've heard from Duncan Hames MP who has been helpful and active and attended our inaugural meeting, and he will be with us for part of the day

Please feel free to pass this on - we prefer to know ahead who's coming, but walkins welcome!