• Hugely successful trial service this summer - we worked with First Great Western, Network Rail, the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce and local sponsors .. and an extra train service ran from Westbury to Swindon and back on Sunday mornings in the high summer.

That was over 2000 days out over just 8 Sundays

• We now have the five key elements - Reports, surveys and trial results to point the way forward to service amendment to a more appropriate service in the next franchise which will be awareded for services from 2013 onwards.

See [here] for a full status report / presentation given to the Melksham Area Board of Wiltshire Council in late 2011.

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The TransWilts Community Rail Partnership covers the railway line from Swindon to Salisbury, via Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, Dilton Marsh and Warminster to Salisbury. The Partnership works in conjunction with business organisations, the rail industry, government at all levels, and local groups to encourage the development and use of services on the line, and the improvement of stations and other facilities.

Successes so far
* An extra train - the 18:19 (Sunday), Swindon to Westbury
* Information screen (not just a button!) at Melksham
* Timetable leaflets for Dilton Marsh - produce and distribute
* Retiming of Saturday Westbury -> Swindon service to provide connection
* Extra stop at Dilton Marsh in early evening service from Warminster
* Retiming of early Swindon to Southampton service to connect to London at Westbury
* Providing an enabling environment for current service improvement works
* Day trips to Weymouth and the Thames Path, Santa Specials with MRDG

Projects in the pipeline ... AND HAPPENING

All Along the line ...
* An improved train service - up to a level appropriate for the line
* Publicity via press and other media to encourage use of the line
* Day out, "use your train", trail and timetable leaflets
* Special trips

At Melksham
* Station Adoption << 8 members have been safety briefed
* Flower Beds
* Decoration of Shelter
* Connection through to Foundry Close
* Additional Parking
* Additional Information Boards

At Westbury
* Adoption and clearing of waste land by station entrance

At Dilton Marsh
* Decoration of Shelter
* Leaflet holder / timetable leaflet distribution

Some of these things we have done, others suggested, others asked for. It's clearly impossible to know which id any of the suggestions would have come up anyway, and which others may have asked for and got!. But we do have excellent communications with Wiltshire Council, First Great Western, Network Rail and the Department for Transport.