An appropriate TransWilts Train service ...

"I support the return of a more appropriate train service linking the five largest population centres in Wiltshire, as shown in (or similar to) draft timetables from next December" (show draft)

This campaign initially ran to May 2009. We now provide statistics extracted from the other data entered (see base of right hand column).


Signed by:
Nigel Gerdes
Charles Abnett
Christopher Adlem
Jade Aldersley
Scott Aldersley
Desna Allen
Tony Ambrose
Neil and Elizabeth Andrews
Gill Anlezark
Mark Annand
Christopher Appleton
Stephen Appleton
Una Appleton
G Arbery
David Arundale
Oliver Ashmore
Doris Aylott
Peter Aylott
George Bailey
Alan Baines
Charlotte Baker
Cllr.Martin Baker
Helen Baldwin
Alistair Banks
Jon Banks
Mr P. Barber
Alison Barkshire
Roger Barnes
Bill Barnett
Chloe Barrett
Sarah Barton
Chris Bastian
Emma Batchelor
Paul Batchelor
Philipa Batty
Christian Baylies
Tom Bazan
Ray Beaty
Jackie Beeney
Adam Bell
Kevin Bennett
Nigel Bergin
Ian Bertram
Nicholas Martin Bethune
Matt Bewley
Brendan Biggs
Christina Biggs
Peter Biggs
Peter Blackburn
Nick Blakemore
Steve Bollen
Fred Boniface
Julie Boston
Thomas Bowden
John Bowley
Darren Bowser
John Boxall
Michael G Boyce
John Boyce
Michael Boyce
Jan Bradford
Paul Brann
Andrew Bray
Cllr Michael Bray
Stephen Bray
Chris Brayne
Sion Bretton
Sylvia Brewer
John Bridgen
Rolf Brindle
Wendy from Bristol
H G Britton
Aidan Brown
G & B Brown
Rob Brown
Paul Browning
Ralph Bryder
Susan Buck
S Budden
Roger Burfitt
Gillian Burke
Richard Burke
Sue Burns
Jonathan Cailes
Keith Cameron
Sue Cameron
Adrian Cannon
P Canty
Trevor Carbin
Gill Cardy
Ben Carey
Sandra Carleton
Neil Carpenter
Geoffrey Carr
Anne Case
Chris Caswill
Roger Catte
Ralph Chadkirk
Paul Chant
Roy Chaplin
Siobainn Chaplin
Pat Chapman
Trevor Checketts
Elizabeth Chettleburgh
Daniel Clack
Elizabeth Clark
Cllr. Ernie Clark
Stephen Clark
Amanda Clarke
Isabel Clarke
Rasullah Clarke
Sue Clarke
Andy Clayton
Michael Clayton
Cllr Rollie Cleere
Gavin Cliffe
Ian Cluley
Howard Cole
Margaret Cole
Don Collier
Mark Connolly
Derek Coop
Gerry Cooper
Gill Cooper
Ros Cooper
Steve Cooper
Mr Philip Coote
Adam Cordingley
Melksham Without Parish Council
Nick Court
Peter Court
David Couzens
Deborah Couzens
Russell Cox
Jane Cragg-Barber
Ariane Crampton
Peter Crane
David Cross
Ellie Crouch
Margaret Crumley
Marc Crundell
Simon Crundell
Paul Cullum
Ian Cunningham
Julie Cunningham
A Cuttell
Christine Dance
Peter Dauncey
Lynda Davey
Catharina Davies
Leah Davies
Melvin Davis
W R Davis
Peter R. Davis
John Davison
Trevor Daw
Brian De'ath
Gail Delahaye
Michael Deverill
Robert Dickenson
Viv Dipper
Graham Ditte
Michael Dix
Apoorva Dixit
Rob Dixon
Mike Dlley
Alistair Dobbie
Ian M Dobie
Louise Dodge
Greg Dring
Rob Drummond
Gerard Duddridge
John Dunn
Peter Durnan
Andy Durrant
Andrew Eberlin
Molly Edge
Peter Edge
Charles Edwards
Colin Edwards
John Elliott
Chris Ellis
Graham Ellis
Lisa Ellis
Norman Ellis
Simon Ellison
Mrs J Elsam
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
Ann-Marie Escott
Ian Escott
Austen Espeut
Clare Ettinger
Gareth Evans
M Evans
Nick Evans
Cllr Sue Ezra
Richard Fairhurst
Andrew Fall
Will Fancy
Phil Farmer
Mark Fell
Mr Brendan Fenlon
Mike Ferris
F Fieber
Francis Field
Joyce Field
Tony Field
David Fielden
Michelle Finch
Mrs L M Fish
Steven Fish
Rosemary Fisher
Steven Fisk
Ged Fitzgibbon
Janet Fitzjohn
Claire Fleming
Lee Fletcher
Nicki Fletcher
Sally Ford
Karen Forester
Wendy Forsyth
Steve Fountain
Andrew Fox
Tim Freeborn
Kate Freeman
John Freidberger
Valerie Fritz
Peter Fuller
Joyce Furnell
Stuart Fyfe
Richard Gale
Rosemarie Gale
Steve Gale
Will Gale
Stuart Gascoigne
Graham Giles
Karen Giles
Mark Giles
Chris Gillham
James Gillott
John Girdler
John Glover
Elaine Godley
Benji Goehl
Tricia Golinski
Alex Gordon
P A Gordon-Duff
Tehmina Goskar
Dr Claire Graves
Julie Green
Peter Greenhalgh
Andrew Griffin
Brigid Griffith
Cllr Mark Griffiths
Carole Groombridge
Donald Groombridge
Peter J Grove
Ruth Grundy
Richard Gurney
Bill Guy
Marieke Guy
David Habershon
Richard Hadlow
Mary Hagger
Colin Hall
Robert Hall
Kate Halliday
Duncan Hames
John Hamley
Pat Hammersley
Chris Hankin
Carla Hanreck
Michael Hanson
W Harding
Anne Hardy
Rosemary Harriott
Chris Harrison
Colin Harrison
Bill Harrop
Richard Harvey
Richard Havergal
Jonathan Hawkes
Peter Hayward
Catherine Helvin
Mike Hemming
Peter Henden
Mr John Henderson
Sue Henderson
Karl Hewlett
R Heyluer
Matthew Hibbert
Barbara Hickman
Carol and Ray Hillier
S Von Hippel
Joanne Hoare
Cat Hobbs
Jesse Holloway
Nigel Holman
Christopher J Holmes
John Horton
Sue Horton
Stephen Howard
James Hubbard
Jon Hubbard
Claire Hudson
MIchael Hudson
Fiona Hulbert
Alexis Hulme
Melanie Humphrey
Keith Humphries
Margaret Humphries
Jane Hunt
Jim Hunt
Joan Hunt
William Hunt
Benjamin Hutchins
Anne Hutchinson
Steven Hyde
Vanessa Hyde
Kathy Iles
John Ingram
Christopher Irwin
Chris Isaac
David Jackson
Grant Jackson
Rob Jacobs
Chris Jager
Andrew James
Jana James
Mrs Mary Jarvis
Ruth Jefferson
David Jenkins
Philip Johns
Rosalind Johnson
Brenda Jones
Ceri Hurford Jones
Stanley Jones
Tudor Jones
Vincent Jones
Cllr Paul Sample JP
Barbara Jupp
Tim Just
Trisha Justin
Daniel Kelly
John Kelly
Chris Kemp
Frank Keohane
Nicholas Keyworth
Anji King
David King
David Kinge
Pat Kinnersly
Terry Kirby
Gwyneth Knight
Jesse Lake
Mrs Ceri Lambdin
Pamela Lampard
Sarah Lancaster
Jeremy Lane
Tom Lane
Isabel Langsford
Penny Larcombe
Richard larcombe
Jane Laurie
Ian Lavery
Sarah Lawson
Jacqui Lay
Bob Lee
Martin Leib
Debbie Lennon
Roger Lewis
Henrietta Leyser
Jeff Ligo
Colin Little
James Llewellyn
G Lloyd
Wendy Lloyd
Anne Lock
Joanne Lockwood
Michael Lodge
Mike Lucas
Lucy Ludlow
Moura MacDonagh
Cate le Grice Mack
Ruth Mackey
Tim Mackie
Alex Malcolm
Sean malough
David Mann
Lisa Manning
Minter Mari
Amanda Marshall
Howard Marshall
Oliver Marshall
J R Marshall
Kirsten Martin
Francis P Mason
Jonathan Massey
Carol Mathews
Marianne Matthews
Pete Matthews
Tony Matthews
Jonathan Maxwell
J. McAree
Margaret McCallum
Shirley McCarthy
Fion McCormack
George McDonic
Ian McGill
John McGrath
Jaime McHale
Dominic McKeown
Danielle Mckinnon
Phil McMullen
Philip McMullen
Thomas McMullen
Mrs Gillian Meehan
J Meiklejohn
Glyn Ford MEP
Graham Watson MEP
Adam Michaelson
Anna Michaelson
Lisbet Michelsen
David Miles
Sally Miles
V. Miller
christopher Millett
Fraser Mills
Mike Mills
Mr. Yousaf Mirza
Rebecca Mitchener
John Money
Derek Monnery
Cllr.derique montaut
Philip Moody
Barry Moore
Laura Moore
Philippa Morgan
Theresa Morrison
Marion Mortimer
Martin Mottram
Margaret Munt
Melanie Murrell
Stephen Musgrave
David Nash
Tim Naylor
John Neal
Mike Neighbour
Rosalyn Newcombe
Mike Newman
Sue Newport
Graham Newton
Giselle M Nicholson
Anthony J Nicklin
Mark W. Norton
T J Nutt
Marianne O'Doherty
Cllr David Oakensen
Cllr Vic Oakman
Lloyd Ocampo
cllr Steve Oldrieve
Kerry-Ann Oliver
Councillor H Osborn
Councillor Jeff Osborn
Kirsty Paget
Richard Pagett
Matt Paish
Stan Pajak
Caroline Palmer
Graham D. Palmer
Joanne Parrock
Martha Parry
Andy Parsons
Salisbury Green Party
Postman Pat
Joe Patrick
Mr S Pe3rriman
D Pearce
Michael And Glenys Pearce
Hugh Pearce
Mike Pearce
Tim Pearce
jane Pelly
Matt Penny
Chloe Pepper
Sue Perrott
Ian Perrygrove
Jackie Peters
Pat Peters
Lorraine Petty
Steve Petty
Ian Phillips
Les Phillips
Nina Phillips
Simon Pielow
George Pike
Rupert Pitt
Russell Pittman
Janet Plater
Tim Pollard
Caroline Pomeroy
Mike Ponsonby
Ruth Popplestone
Natasha Potter
Sue Powell
Andrew Powis
Judith Prain
Kay Proudfoot
Bob Pulleyblank
Richard Putley
Angela Rackham
Jenny Raggett
Stuart J Raine
Keith Rattray
Adrian Read
Alice Rebbeck
Nicholas Reed
Richard and Veronica Reed
Cllr David Renard
Edward Rendell
Malcolm Rennie
Amanda Richards
Bob Richardson-Aitken
Elisabeth Richmond
Lorraine Ricks
Anne Riddle
Pip Ridout
Cllr Andrew Roberts
John Roberts
Peter Roberts
Richard Roberts
Jane Robins
Adrian Robinson
Dale Robinson
June Rogers
Judy Rooke
W Roper
Joe Rosa
Rachel Ann Ross
Daniel Ross
Judith Rossall
Pam Rouquette
Charlie Routh
Robin Russell
Teresa Russell
Jenny Rust
Pat E Rycroft
Steve Ryder
Matt S
Nick Radford, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Salisbury
Mike Sankey
Karen Satchell
Terry Scaife
Deborah Schofield
J N Scholefield
Cameron Scott
John Scott
Nigel Scott
David Scrace
Philip Seager
Kathrine Sealey
Martin Searle
Trace Senior
Lewis Sharratt
Rona Shellabear
J. Shingleton
Ian Shortman
Judy Shutt
Jo Sibley
Stephen Simmonds
Malcolm Simmons
Chloe Sinden
Teresa Sinden
Jane Singer
Ian Skinner
Amanda Slade
Michelle Slade
Jeremy Sleightholm
Barry Slip
Colin Small
Christine Smith
Graham Smith
Natasha Smith
Dr Ian R Smith
Richard Snowdon
Trisha Snowling
David Bolton Snr
Wendy English, representing Salisbury Civic Society
Chloe Somers
Roger Southard
Ina de Souza
Luke Spanton
Hugh Spencer
Richard Spencer
C Spickernell
Chris Stanbury
Neil Stapleton
L Starrs
Paul Statham
Gregg Stennett
Linda Stephanou
Chrisctine Stevens
Nick Stevens
V Stevens
Alex Stevenson
Mark Stevenson
Simon Stevenson
Penny Stirling
Jo Stoddart
Robin Stone
Trevor Stone
Miss I B Stoney
Robin Storer
Richard Stow
Adam Sturdee
E Stutzenberger
Julie Swabey
Richard Symonds
Jacqui Tatnall
Robert Taylor
Rupert Taylor
Marc S Taylor
Simon Taylor
Hugh Teed
Sam Thake
Professor Brian Thomas
Catherine Thomas
George Thomas
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Malcolm Thomson
Helen Thorn
Stella Tobi
Will Todd
Philip Tomes
B Tomlinson
R L Tonge
Claire Travers
Barbara Turnbull
Lorraine Turvey
Sarah Turvey
Pippa Tyrer
Sheila Veitch
Phil Vossler
B Wade
Cllr Steve Wakefield
David Walden
Christopher Walker
John Walsh
Michael Walter
Jocelyn Walters
Zoe Walton
James Ward
Sheila Ward
Mark Wareham
Julia Warin
Mark Warr
Chris Warren
Debbie Warren
Brian Warwick
Roger Watkins
Eddy Watts
Mary Webb
Brian Weeks
Terri Welch
Ian West
Ben Weston
Julien Weston
Bob Wheeler
Roy While
Richard White
Simon White
Daniel Wickings
Peter Wicks
Roz Wilde
Shaun Wilkins
Bill Wilkinson
Jancis Williams
Paul Williams
Penelope Williams
Margaret Willmot
Philip Wilson
Martin Wiltshire
Pamela Wiltshire
Jo Winslow
Peter Witherow
Roger Witt
Dr Adrian Wolstenholme
Lisa Wood
Clive Woodland
James Woods
John Woollan
Pete Wrigglesworth
Ben Wright
Sue Wright
Tim Wright
Angus Wyle
Paul Wynne
Martin Yallop
Heather Young
Colin Younger
Plus 95 with names withheld from public display
A total of 796 names.
Salisbury - Warminster - Dilton Marsh - Westbury - Trowbridge - Melksham - Chippenham - Swindon

Want to support? Let us know here

CURRENT SERVICE - twice a day
Swindon depart 06:15 and 18:45
Swindon arrive 07:48 and 20:20

PROPOSED SERVICE - six times a day
Swindon d: 06:18 09:02 12:02 15:02 17:55 18:45
Swindon a: 07:48 08:53 11:50 14:50 17:36 20:19

This is a practical service improvement that can be provided if the profile is raised high enough, and YOU can help.

Bus - Trowbridge to Swindon - 95 minutes.
Car - Trowbridge to Swindon - 52 minutes (AA)
Train - Trowbridge to Swindon - 35 minutes.

Bus - Chippenham to Salisbury - over 120 minutes.
Car - Chippenham to Salisbury - 64 minutes (AA)
Train - Chippenham to Salisbury - 54 minutes.

Greener too! (See Transport Direct)
Comparative CO2 emissions - Trowbridge to Swindon
Car 7.4 - 14.9kg, Coach 5.1 kg, Train 3.9kg.

Want to Learn More?

* About the TransWilts Line
* What is the current train service?
* Why is an improvement needed?
* Timeline to an improved service

* For West Wilts to Chippenham and Swindon passengers
* For travellers from Frome?
* From Salisbury to West Wilts, Chippenham and Swindon
* For West Wilts to Bath passengers
* For customers travelling to or from Melksham

* How does this site work?
* Who is behind this site?
* What about privacy?

* Discussion Forum - All Wiltshire (and FGW) Services

What a difference a train made


Rush hour on the "TransWilts" when there are no trains


Same station, same time of day, but there was a train running

Some Statistics

75% of our respondents live in Wiltshire
and a further 15% are from nearby counties

Around 120,000 journeys were made on the line in the last full year prior to the services being slashed back (Dec '06)

77 signatories are elected representatives or standing for office (this is assessed by the individual and the real figure is higher)

174 signatories have expressed a willingness to email key decision makers via our web site and 622 did not choose that option



Some more detail from our respondents ...

How often do you travel in Wiltshire?
• 'Most days' - 307
• 'from time to time' - 232
• 'Most weeks' - 155
• 'only occasionally' - 75
• 'Rather not say' - 17
• 'never' - 10

Where do you live?
• Melksham Area - 20.2%
• in nearby counties - 14.1%
• Salisbury Area - 14.1%
• Trowbridge Area - 10.6%
• Chippenham Area - 7.8%
• further afield in the UK - 7.0%
• Swindon Area - 6.2%
• Warminster Area - 5.3%
• Westbury Area - 4.1%
• Elsewhere in Wiltshire - 3.3%
• Frome area - 3.0%
• Devizes Area - 1.9%
• Dilton Marsh Area - 1.6%
• Rather not say - 0.6%
• Outside the UK - 0.3%


Please sign up if you have not yet done so!
The campaign for an appropriate service is supported by many groups including West Wiltshire Rail Users Group, Melksham Railway Development Group, Campaign Against New Beeching Report, TravelWatch SouthWest, More Train Less Strain, Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways, Railfuture, Severn Tunnel Action Group, Campaign for Better Transport, Save the Train, The First Great Western Coffeeshop and others. Over 1700 people signed a prime minister's petition on the subject. We are in good contact with First Great Western, Wiltshire County Council, the Department for Transport, Network Rail, local MPs and candidates, Local District, Town and Parish Councils, Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, and many others to ensure that this practical option is adopted with everyone's agreement

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