What would the Wiltshire Council bus cuts mean for Melksham?
Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2016-01-25 02:11:57 - Graham Ellis
Result of option 6 - the following services would remain
Monday to Saturday
To Bath with Faresaver at:
07:03, 07:38, 08:24 and every hour to 14:24, 16:24 and 16:54
To Bath with First at:
07:35 and every hour to 16:35
To Bowerhill and Devizes with Faresaver at:
07:28 and every hour to 15:28, 16:42, 17:57 and 18:25
To Bowerhill with First at:
07:11 and every hour to 18:11
To Trowbridge with Faresaver at:
07:05 and every 30 minutes to 14:35, 15:35, 16:35, 17:10 and 18:10
(about half of this on Saturday)
To Trowbridge with National Express at:
21:15
To Chippenham with Faresaver at:
07:05, 08:05 and every half hour to 14:35 and every hour to 17:35
(about half of this on Saturday)
To London with National Express at:
07:45
To Corsham (school days only) at:
07:40
No Sunday service
Options 3 and 4 would also retain something like:
Town bus departures from Market Place at:
08:30, 12:30 and 15:30
Zigzag to Corsham at:
09:30 and 16:30
Zigzag to Trowbridge at:
10:30 and 13:30
The alternative - looking at the network as a whole and sorting out some "sillies" could mean the following - please go to option 247 to find out more, and complete the survey if you agree with the ideas.
Result of option 247:
* Alternate Bath buses via Corsham to take over Zigzag runs
* Alternate Trowbridge buses via Holt to take over Zigzag runs
* 272 to be times to provide one of the hourly town bus runs
* Extend one bus an hour to RUH and Weston (First may wish to reduce Bath RUH service by 1 bus an hour)
* Single remaining town vehicle to cycle hourly, in opposite direction to 272
* Evening and Sunday services retained using same vehicles as day services
* Connection at Station
* Interchangeable tickets
* Joint timetables
Monday to Saturday
To Bath with Faresaver via Atworth at:
07:03, 07:38, 08:24 and every hour to 14:24, 16:24 and 16:54
To Bath and the RUH with First via Corsham at:
06:54 and every hour to 17:54, 19:54, 21:54
To Bath with First via Atworth at:
18:54, 20:54, 22:54
To Bowerhill and Devizes with Faresaver at:
07:28 and every hour to 15:28, 16:42, 17:57 and 18:25
To Bowerhill via town loop with First at:
06:35 and every hour to 00:35
To Trowbridge via Semington with Faresaver at:
07:05 and every hour to 20:05, 21:35, and 23:05
To Trowbridge via Holt and Staverton or B-o-A with Faresaver at:
07:35 and every hour to 19:35
To Chippenham with Faresaver at:
07:05, 08:05 and every half hour to 20:05, then 20:50 and 22:20
Town loop via Berryfield and North Melksham
07:05 and every hour to 23:05
Sunday:
To Bath and the RUH via Corsham at:
07:54 and every 2 hours to 21:54
To Bath via Atworth at:
09:04 and every 2 hours to 21:04
To Devizes (and Urchfont) via Town Loop at
08:04 and every 2 hours to 22:04
To Bowerhill (Lancaster Road and Berryfield) at:
08:50 and every 2 hours to 20:50
To Chippenham at:
08:00 and every 2 hours to 20:00
To Trowbridge via Semington at:
09:00 and every 2 hours to 21:00