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Fishguard to Melksham - third part of Dublin journey

Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2015-04-25 21:56:50 - Graham Ellis

Fishguard - and its railway - is something I've taken quite an interest in for a number of years. Like the TransWilts, there were just two trains each way per day for a number of years and like (but actually ahead) of the TransWilts, the service was increased for a trial period ... and that increase remains in place now, after the end of the trial period.

Here's Fishguard station as we awaited the train ...



... and here's the train arriving ...



Somewhere around 15 to 20 people got off, and around 40 joined for the return journey. I noticed that all the passgengers were to / from the ferry - but of course that's no comment on the local traffic as the train in question is "the boat train" in the middle of the day - the lull between the peaks on the TransWilts, and no doubt the same thing may apply in midWales.

The local bus came in just before the train and was waiting to leave as the train left - truely linking road, rail and water transport. Bus passengers, though, were conspicuois by their absence. But, again, offseason and midweek.



We picked up half a dozen passengers at Fishguard and Goodwick - the local station for the township. And then on to Clarbeston Road, where we stopped at the signal box to drop off the single line token, but then skipped the station as we wre the express. Just Whitland, Carmarthen, and then fast via the Swansea District Line to Bridgend and Cardiff. Hardly any passengers on or off all the way; pretty close to 40 people still on at Cardiff Central. Some scenery and rare line pictures from the many I took.


 

 


And so to quick changes at Cardiff and at Bristol, and a little longer at Chippenham. Able to sit down in comfort to Bristol, with most seats taken to Chippenham, and standing room only to Melksham ... and the Rail Link Bus home.