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« on: August 11, 2018, 11:11:37 »
Since January 2014, the Coffee Shop has hosted an extra board - the "TransWilts Community Rail Partnership" board - which since its formation has attracted over 1000 posts in 130 topics.   The main reasons for a separate board were to avoid cluttering the main forum with yet more topics about the Swindon to Westbury line for Coffee Shop members who were not conceded with this particular line, and to allow posts which discussed ideas which - whilst not private - were not things that we wanted shouted in public (it's very awkward when someone turns up for a train that has been suggested in a public post but does not exist, by way of example).

With the TransWilts service now very much established as a regular part of the franchise service, we can consider it to be "grown up", and the TransWilts CIC» (Community Interest Company - about) board - parent of the CRP▸ (Community Rail Partnership) - is making some changes.  In particular, The Board has asked that the link between the Coffee Shop and TransWilts, which could be read as a formal link because of the presence of that special board, be removed. The Coffee Shop and the TransWilts CRP are thus more clearly defined as separate from each other now.  Members of the Coffee Shop who were designated "TransWilts Members" will revert to post-count membership, and (except for those with very few posts indeed) will find that nothing has really changed.

This TransWilts board decision is a good one - it allows the Coffee Shop to be confirmed as being independent of Train Operator Community Rail funding, and it enables the TransWilts Board to confirm that views expressed on the Coffee Shop may not be views supported / sponsored in any way by The Board.

Over the past three days, all threads on the TransWilts CPR board (except the one there announcing this change) have been moved to other boards as appropriate.  [edit - have just moved that final thread ((here))  in "Frequent Posters"]. They have not been re-dated, so may appear all down those other boards.  Most (as you might expect) are now on the TransWilts line area; second most popular target is Frequent Posters.  But there are perhaps a dozen other boards that have received a few posts as well.   Please let me know if you feel I have made any errors in the relocation - it's been a long manual task, and as regular members know I am not errrrrror-freeee.

A further benefit of this move is that much of our archive material which is no longer confidential is now available in public, and in due course will become visible through search engines.  I anticipate that this, together with the ACoRP▸ (Association of Community Rail Partnerships) shortlisting and other activities, will help us continue to maintain our post and interest level even in a world where much of the forum traffic has been replaced by social media streams.

Please follow links in the first column (thread no.) to read the moved posts. Please quote that thread number to me if you want to raise issues about any specific thread relocation, as that will help me find it.  Please note that if you are a guest of a member who has made very few posts, you will not be able to see the body of anything I have moved to "Frequent Posters" even though you can now see the title.

Thread No.Thread TitleThread is dated ... Initial post length
16491Update to Melksham Rail Development Group21st Nov 201522069
18104TransWilts data - sanity check please19th Mar 201714812
18496Wash up report on passenger services offered during 8 to 16 July period23rd Jul 201713484
13488Next Steps - 2016 and onward24th Jan 201412958
15021On revenue collection, etc9th Dec 201412840
13532To accompany the business plan - a review1st Feb 201412407
14043An update - for comment23rd May 201411043
18424Capturing my notes from the TWSW» (TravelWatch SouthWest - website) meeting4th Jul 201711011
15838LSTF▸ (Local Sustainable Transport Fund) at Melksham - what has been achieved, and where we have to go15th Jun 20159989
14096Commentary on TWSW threads6th Jun 20148357
19504Disquiet at line being shut a day earlier than necessary for severe weather18th Mar 20187945
15691Chippenham Conservative candidate Michelle Donelan's election leaflet - concerns1st May 20157720
18309Arithmetic of a bus connection at Melksham Station25th May 20176333
18890Holt Halt?24th Oct 20176123
18800DfT» (Department for Transport - about) request - earlier and later trains, sunday frequency, current +nl trains30th Sep 20175816
13592Melksham Rail Link14th Feb 20145654
16938Draft summer leaflet timetable17th Apr 20165612
18129Bus route 49 - the TransWilts Express from Swindon to Trowbridge26th Mar 20174819
14137A throwback to the bad old days? Temporary - I hope!16th Jun 20144284
18307Status update - May 201724th May 20174178
13677TwCRP / ACoRP membership application.8th Mar 20143980
14230Looking forward - increasing capacity7th Jul 20143955
19541An update on the Go-op Open Access proposal25th Mar 20183616
17620Problems at Bradford Junction - 30/31 Oct 163rd Nov 20163280
14648Late bus changes28th Sep 20143234
14539River Festival - report on a marketing opportunity7th Sep 20143210
15646TransWilts CIC vision 2020 - station sites19th Apr 20153199
16836Melksham TVM▸ (Ticket Vending Machine) - accepting but not returning coins?19th Mar 20163102
17852Councillor proposal for steam train base at Melksham6th Jan 20173080
13530TransWilts Community Rail Partnership 1st Feb 20142999
15267Heart of Wessex new web site25th Jan 20152970
14076Sunday morning1st Jun 20142779
14955Ongoing signalling problems effecting the TransWilts26th Nov 20142718
13425TransWilts - ongoing experienced supporter discussions and information8th Jan 20142601
16538Counters - 12th, 13th, 14th December 201510th Dec 20152597
17979Permissive working - Swindon and Westbury13th Feb 20172542
17751Personal thanks from Mark Hopwood of Great Western Railway14th Dec 20162495
13918On crowd control for special trains23rd Apr 20142321
17640Electrification Works in the Bath Spa area - Easter 20178th Nov 20162280
13415Agenda for AGM▸ (Annual General Meeting) / 7th February 20145th Jan 20142222
14059Connections To/From London Paddington @ Swindon27th May 20142217
18626Three Rivers Log27th Aug 20172192
14263Gatwick Flyaway Tickets from TransWilts Stations14th Jul 20142156
19936Learning from stand duty15th Jun 20182135
1555017:36 relief26th Mar 20152128
15151Santa Train Account - December 20143rd Jan 20152121
13666Some thoughts about TW services6th Mar 20142061
13849Starting to monitor the leisure traffic11th Apr 20142057
10746Bidders  / Contacts1st May 20122037
18921On prioritising trains and getting appropriate alternatives30th Oct 20172006
18561Meltdown ...9th Aug 20171990
13490The 08:49 - can it run earlier?24th Jan 20141985
14608Behind the scene - Westbury and Trowbridge yesterday22nd Sep 20141863
14019What happened to the early trains / lessons to learn18th May 20141851
14683Counts and surveys - 11th to 14th October5th Oct 20141846
19409Turbo issues - TransWilts28th Feb 20181779
15511ACoRP designated lines seminar17th Mar 20151738
17015Fare evasion on and near TransWilts8th May 20161727
13540Loadings, cancellations and other issues2nd Feb 20141725
15416Suggestion - extra early evening peak train21st Feb 20151625
17107Seaside trips - Summer 201628th May 20161599
14056Handling of negative feedback26th May 20141564
15022An interesting evening in the TransWilts9th Dec 20141559
14506Early departure - what are passenger's rights?3rd Sep 20141554
14545Dates in the diary 7th Sep 20141540
15026A year on - looking forward11th Dec 20141526
18182An elephant never forgets6th Apr 20171522
16184Wizard - how it does when it is not on the TransWilts5th Sep 20151514
17323TransWilts ACoRP award entries for 20163rd Aug 20161507
13420Loss of customer - failed connection, 17:45 ex Paddington7th Jan 20141477
13419Passenger Count data - from January 2014 - also concern / issues raised log6th Jan 20141451
14978Advertising of trips out by train30th Nov 20141426
13432People not happy with disappearing "via Melksham" fare9th Jan 20141307
14229Signalling on the TransWilts7th Jul 20141306
14447This Friday - Claire Perry in Melksham26th Aug 20141296
13807Not a Happy Bunny2nd Apr 20141142
15631Change to summer plans15th Apr 20151117
14142TransWilts CRP response to GW» (Great Western - used as an abbreviation for the area / lines under the Great Western franchise, as opposed to FGW which includes "First", the company operating them too. For tickets - about) Consultation17th Jun 20141112
14802Connections to/from Warminster25th Oct 20141077
13427More trains on the main line today ...8th Jan 20141053
14157Claire Mahoney20th Jun 20141047
13775Car Parking at Melksham Station26th Mar 20141010
13898Please check - correctness of ticket message19th Apr 20141009
18124TransWilts wins campaign award24th Mar 2017977
200842019 timetable - early(ish) draft and fine tuning sought14th Jul 2018972
13669Staffing issues - what happened?6th Mar 2014960
18040Care needed - ice on Melksham platform28th Feb 2017946
16926The Community / TOC▸ (Train Operating Company) relationship?14th Apr 2016863
15467Photo Call6th Mar 2015849
13868TransWilts Brochure - summer 201413th Apr 2014806
18151Station of the year nomination1st Apr 2017803
13461Step Free on the TransWilts16th Jan 2014794
15221New funding opportunity for local bus / rail?17th Jan 2015788
15130Scatter plots - TransWilts users during our survey in October30th Dec 2014755
13994Great Western Franchise Consultation / TransWilts [area] responses11th May 2014724
1476725 year celebration - West Wilts Rail User Group19th Oct 2014706
15559TransWilts posters at Swindon Station29th Mar 2015687
15798Still doing the Bath dogleg ...4th Jun 2015683
18630TransWilts (public) update29th Aug 2017652
19270GW Franchise Consultation - initial thoughts for a TransWilts response22nd Jan 2018651
18995Ideas for Westbury - Salisbury from start of 201920th Nov 2017643
16115Claire Perry to (re)open the new Trowbridge Station, 18th September18th Aug 2015625
13790Getting the message across30th Mar 2014593
18231Melksham Sunday Starter from September23rd Apr 2017588
15387Summer 2015 - disruptions, etc15th Feb 2015587
15074Melksham Help Point22nd Dec 2014585
17218Swindon as a day trip destination6th Jul 2016579
15747Early summer newsletter and passenger counts17th May 2015555
18790Trains all day, every day.   Wow!29th Sep 2017534
1670223rd July 2016 - Melksham Carnival 2nd Feb 2016491
16053Industrial action effecting the Weymouth Wizard?3rd Aug 2015474
15605More uncollected fares10th Apr 2015461
19834TransWilts annual designation review18th May 2018446
16370Ooops22nd Oct 2015438
18144A green 15329th Mar 2017426
13405Delay / cancellation log - LSTF service13th Dec 2013397
13438Recently posted / written answers11th Jan 2014397
14976TransWilts Line brochure / timetable for the winter29th Nov 2014392
13634Swindon TW poster25th Feb 2014384
14518MRDG» (Melksham Railway Development Group - about) - 5th September 20145th Sep 2014383
18087Presentations from 3 new station seminar day / 15th March 201716th Mar 2017381
16169MOVED: TransWilts volunteer shortlisted for national outstanding contribution award1st Sep 2015369
18177MOVED: Unused freight paths to be removed5th Apr 2017329
18019Extra train, 2nd March, Swindon to Salisbury and back23rd Feb 2017320
16490Replacement Buses 21st November21st Nov 2015304
16009TransWilts CIC Vision 2020 - Swindon and Solent26th Jul 2015230
14144Glastonbury17th Jun 2014227
14800Experimental web pages 25th Oct 2014213
16703Wessex Wander along the TransWilts2nd Feb 2016190
15582Saturday 28th March 2015 - Person hit by train, Beanacre near Melksham3rd Apr 2015175
17192Leisure marketing with the older generation in mind26th Jun 2016151
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« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2018, 03:15:33 »
Thanks for all your work with that restructuring of the Coffee Shop forum, grahame.  Lips sealed
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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