Car Parking at Melksham Station

grahame

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Car Parking at Melksham Station

« on: March 26, 2014, 14:09:32 »

You'll see a couple of statistics for today's trains in the public facing area. While I was at the [Melksham] station just after 11 a.m., I took a look at car parking.

Station places

Disabled spot occupied by a taxi collecting someone off the train
Taxi spot unoccupied Grin

One space occupied by someone meeting off a train; one drop off who did not use a space.
Other spaces occupied by a variety of different types of car

Two open works vans and a skip parked up near the gate (not in spaces). Contractors in bright orange spraying (weedkiller?) along the old narrow section of the platform.

Extra temporary spaces

Five occupied (4, I noted by Audis and one by a Ford)
One available, which I used for the 5 minutes or so I was there.

I suspect that the 4 Audis is statistically significant - seeing as there's a VW / Audi place just beside the station


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Phil

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Re: Car Parking at Melksham Station

« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2014, 12:27:10 »

I see the five temporary rail parking spaces are occupied once again...


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Re: Car Parking at Melksham Station

« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2014, 14:13:02 »

Phil, people can drive to the station and take the train in any vehicle they like ... here's one from the other day


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Re: Car Parking at Melksham Station

« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2014, 15:59:03 »

Quote from: Phil on May 29, 2014, 12:27:10

I see the five temporary rail parking spaces are occupied once again...

Perhaps emailing the photo to the hauliers HQ^▸ pointing out that these are clearly labelled for rail users, might cause them to communicate with their staff.


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Re: Car Parking at Melksham Station

« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2014, 16:17:50 »

Much as I'm loathe to suggest it, isn't it time for FGW^▸ to start issuing some Byelaw 14 threats to those who are obviously making use of the car park spaces and not on railway business? Correctly worded signs up first of course.

However, I'm not for one minute suggesting that FGW let APCOA^▸ anywhere near Melksham Station! As long as the land in question is undeniably owned by the railway then that is all that is required for the TOC^▸ to use its Byelaw powers.


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Re: Car Parking at Melksham Station

« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2014, 17:52:33 »

Quote from: bignosemac on May 29, 2014, 16:17:50

No. Melksham Station car park is owned by CRP^▸ partners Wiltshire Council ... with whom I was having a useful discussion on this issue at the end of last week ...


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« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2014, 18:05:28 »

Aha. Local authority ownership. They have some big sticks as well... Wink


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Re: Car Parking at Melksham Station

« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2014, 00:39:00 »

See also: Nailsea and Backwell railway station car park.

Owned by North Somerset Council.

They will be introducing charges for parking next week.

Member John R and I have been compiling some statistics, to see what happens. Lips sealed


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