Sharing from https://www.facebook.com/MelkshamTUG ... I'll be headed. for Weymouth this Saturday on the penultimate direct day trip train of the year - final run on 5th September, bustituted from Melksham on 12th.

 

Tomorrow's weather forecast for Weymouth suggest rain before we get there, and perhaps some mid afternoon too.  Which - may - put some people off.  A couple of social media posts have got rather stronger traction than I might have anticipated and hopefully it will be busy but not crammed.

When we first did "Weymouth" trips, we had a couple of carriages to Westbury and then more were tacked on. The return train was up to 6 carriages, and one year it was even an HST both ways.  Marketing this summer has been subdued - but then on the earlier trip I did it was full and standing in the 3 cars which is all we have now from Yeovil, so we're about right as demand could be generated so easily that would outstrip supply.

What could really improve things for summer trips to Weymouth would be to jiggle a few trains around on other days so that they actually connect at Westbury - something workable down in the morning and back late(r) afternoon.