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Title: Day trips to Weymouth from Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham for 2016 Post by: grahame on May 18, 2016, 10:19:40 With its regular route through Bath Spa and Bradford-on-Avon available again all summer 2016, the "Weymouth Wizard" (Saturdays) HST to Weymouth will be going back to that route this year, and there will not be a through service from Swindon or Chippenham to Weymouth.
On SUNDAYS (when On SATURDAY, the last train from Westbury to Swindon is still the 18:32, meaning that day tippers would need to leave Weymouth just after 4 O'Clock having only got there at 10:57, and on Monday to Friday a trip can be made on the 09:06 from Chippenham / 09:15 from Melksham, but with almost an hour at Westbury to wait, which won't be popular with mum or the kids. From Swindon, the 08:49 is a peak train on Mondays to Fridays, so would make for an expensive day out. So I'm recommending Sunday trips. Passengers from Swindon and Chippenham may like to check connections via Bath in one (or even both) directions; the pricing for Weymouth trips is the same. Conenctions vary from excellent to poor, but at least there are more trains to choose between. Title: Re: Day trips to Weymouth from Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham for 2016 Post by: Adelante_CCT on May 18, 2016, 13:02:59 Quote Works should allow this on 22nd and 29th May and 3rd June, then again in July. So I'm recommending Sunday trips. Personally I wouldn't recommend Sunday 3rd June ;) Title: Re: Day trips to Weymouth from Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham for 2016 Post by: grahame on May 18, 2016, 13:21:19 Personally I wouldn't recommend Sunday 3rd June ;) Ah ... and looking at the one (and only) advertising post I've put up so far, I didn't - I recommended 5th June. There's a really difficult balance between encouraging so many people to come along they can't all fit on the train, and doing so little encouragement that there's hardly any. Does anyone have a magic formula? (http://www.wellho.net/pix/wey_mark_1_16.jpg) Title: Re: Day trips to Weymouth from Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham for 2016 Post by: ChrisB on May 18, 2016, 14:04:45 With its regular route through Bath Spa and Bradford-on-Avon available again all summer 2016, the "Weymouth Wizard" (Saturdays) HST to Weymouth will be going back to that route this year, and there will not be a through service from Swindon or Chippenham to Weymouth. SWT appear to be advertising Summer Saturday trains from Salisbury - out at 0924 arr 1126 back dep 1656 arr 1841. Fares are extremely reasonable ^5 return STD, ^10 1st class, 50% off for kids. Title: Re: Day trips to Weymouth from Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham for 2016 Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on May 18, 2016, 14:09:37 Just to avoid confusion on that last post, it's actually from. ^5...... Salisbury and tisbury to Weymouth is 10 and Gillingham-Yeovil down to Weymouth is 5
Title: Re: Day trips to Weymouth from Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham for 2016 Post by: ChrisB on May 18, 2016, 14:35:37 fare (groan) comment! Still good value!
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