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Last Chance Sunday ...

« on: August 22, 2011, 07:34:05 »

Next Sunday, 28th August ... last of the TransWilts extra services. 07:30 from Westbury to Swindon, and 08:20 Swindon to Weymouth. All welcome and some silly-cheap fares available!

Yesterday ... great day out. 82 passengers on the 07:30 by the time it arrived into Swindon, and 253 on the Weymouth train when it reached Westbury. Stock was 2 x 150/2 - so that's about 300 seats, right? Great to meet TrowRes on the 07:30 and RogerW with us morning and evening return too - and thanks, Roger, for all your help. We had quite a crowd!


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Re: Last Chance Sunday ...

« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2011, 07:40:40 »

Weather forecast for tomorrow (Sunday) - showers in Wiltshire and sunny intervals in Weymouth. Looks like it's a great day to take the train ...

08:20 Swindon
08:35 Chippenham
08:45 Melksham
08:55 Trowbridge
09:06 - 09:16 Westbury
10:42 Weymouth

17:56 Weymouth
19:28 - 19:35 Westbury
19:42 Trowbridge
19:52 Melksham
20:02 Chippenham
20:20 Swindon

15.60 Offpeak Day Return from Swindon to Weymouth. Groupsave available.
or 15.00 Heart of Wessex day ranger. Groupsave does not apply.

No seat reservations, no buffet, no steam engine (at least on this service, though you may see one during the day in Weymouth), but a great day out with a through train along the old Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth railway - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilts,_Somerset_and_Weymouth_Railway


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