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« Reply #45 on: October 04, 2024, 09:19:52 »

Argh!  Of course it is - I should have remembered that, from my days with Severnside CRP (Community Rail Partnership)Roll Eyes

Complete log of my journeys on Friday and Saturday - some pictures taken from the train

Melksham [23] - Bath (bus)
[13] Bath Spa - via [20] - Bristol Temple Meads
Bristol - Nailsea and Backwell [1]
[14] Nailsea - Parson Street [7]
[19] Parson Street - Bedminster (Bus) [6]
[22] [15] and [17] Bedminster - Stapleton Road
Stapleton Road - Filton Abbey Wood [2]
[21] Filton - Bristol Temple Meads [25]
(walk around via Bristol [24]  and Redcliffe Bridges [18])

[10] Bristol Temple Meads - Ashley Down (first public service)
Ashley Down - Stapleton Road
Stapleton Road - Ashley Down [9]
Ashley Down - Montpelier (walk) [8]
Montpelier - via [3] - Lawrence Hill [5]
Lawrence Hill - Portway Parkway
[4] Portway Parkway - Sea Mills
Sea Mills - via [11] and [16] - Severn Beach [12]
Severn Beach - Pilning (walk via New Passage)
Pilning - Swindon
Swindon - Melksham

The health app on my phone tells me I walked 8,569 steps on the Friday and 22,037 on the Saturday, with step lengths between 46 and 80 cms - let's average that to 60 cms so that's  5 kms on Friday and just over 13 kms on Saturday, not all of which was between Pilning village and Pilning Station  Cheesy

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« Reply #46 on: October 04, 2024, 11:10:51 »

Swindon... do you ever travel that via bus to Devizes and then Devizes-Swindon?

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« Reply #47 on: October 04, 2024, 12:07:30 »

Swindon... do you ever travel that via bus to Devizes and then Devizes-Swindon?

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Way back in the past, I *have* done (and I nearly did the other week when I was coming home from the SBC offices where it stops nearly outside). However,  the trains is much quicker and I can work on my laptop on the train or while waiting for the train.  There have been recent improvements in the buses but it's also been two hourly services without a brilliant connection.

The other Swindon to Melksham route is Swindon - Chippenham by train and then by bus; there are 6 buses as day from Chippenham Railway Station to Melksham, from 14:46 to 17:36 Monday to Friday (3 Saturday and 9 on Sundays from 09:25 to 18:25 which started a few weeks ago) so that sometimes makes sense.   And there is even a (single) bus from outside our home at 07:45 on Monday to Friday to Chippenham Railway Station!
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