SUMMER SUNDAY Service
This summer thanks to FGW and for the first time for many years, we are able to offer a Sunday rail service operating in July and August. The train will operate between Westbury and Swindon via Melksham and will provide a direct service to and from Weymouth. Details of the service are in the News section below. Our thanks are due to First Great Western, Network Rail, Wessex Chambers of Commerce, Wiltshire Council, our business sponsors and TransWilts Community Rail volunteers who have cooperated to provide the service. We do hope you will "try the train" this summer!
VISION
To provide a regular and reliable regional train service for Wiltshire thatsupports the needs of people commuting to work in peak periods, whilst providing an off peak and weekend service that supports the needs of Wiltshire's community as a whole and those of visitors to the County. The service should be accessible to all sections of the community and integrated with connecting transport.
OUR ROLE
• is to encourage local community ownership in the regional railway, its stations and services.
• to provide easy to understand access to information for both the Wiltshire community and tourists regarding the service and the timetable.
• to promote the use of the regional rail service in Wiltshire
• to provide an informed connection with FGW and other rail providers on rail matters for Wiltshire rail users
NEWS : Summer Sundays
You may have already seen press coverage or heard on the radio that we'll have some extra summer trains on most Sundays in July and August.
That will give a direct service for a day our from Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham to Weymouth, and day in London opportunities from Westbury, Trowbridge and Melksham.
We now have timings for these services full details on the brochure at:
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Tickets and Timetable:
The service will operate on July 31st and every Sunday in August. Tickets may be bought on the day at stations or if no ticket office open at your station, on the train. Tickets are available in advance at any rail ticket agent - at any station ticket office, via online ticket booking facilities, and at other agencies such as Trowbridge Tourist Information Centre (01225 710535).
The service operates from: Swindon leaving at 08.20 via Chippenham (08:36), Melksham (08:46), Trowbridge (08:55) and Westbury (arrive 09:06 / depart 09:12) to arrive at Weymouth 10.42. Returning at 17.56 from Weymouth arriving Swindon 20.02
In the other direction a TWR service links to London trains leaving Westbury at 07.30, Trowbridge at 07:36, Melksham at 07:45 and Chippenham at 07:55, arriving Swindon 08.13 to change for the 08.22 arriving Paddington 09.39. The return train is the 17.00 from Paddington arriving Swindon 18.11 change for the linking TWR service leaving at 18.19 calling at Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge and arriving Westbury 19.02
INFORMATION
This site is provided by the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce and Trans Wilts Community Rail Partnership. All the site information is provided as a service to simplify rail travel for users in Wiltshire, it is for information purposes only and should be verified by the user before entering into any contractual arrangements. The site will be regularly updated but will not necessarily immediately include all or recent changes made by the railway operator or other service providers. We cannot accept liability for any costs arising from any errors or from use of third party websites linked to this site. Except for data collected via on line surveys, we do not collect or store information from users of this site. Whilst we encourage the download and use of the information provided on this site, we do retain the ownership and copyright in the information and photographs that we provide.
