Our Successful Campaigns are
- We fought off the December 2006 proposal to reduce our
service by approximately one third.
- Resolving the poor weekday
evening connecting service from Paddington. This crept in during
the December 2006 timetable changes and was been resolved from
December 2007.
- A September to May Saturday
westbound service with departures at 0930 and 1331 with arrivals
at 1332 and 1652.
- Improving the Monday to Friday
westbound service by: Adding morning and lunchtime departures to
the already two evening departures and a lunchtime arrival from
the west (in addition to the already early morning and mid
evening arrivals from the west).
- Resolving the two hour gap on a Saturday
evening.
- Resolving the two hour Monday to Friday lunchtime gap back
to Bedwyn by getting a stop on the 1218 Paddington to Exeter
service.
- Resolving of the two hour Saturday
lunchtime gap for trains from the east.
- Including Pewsey on our timetable book.
Previously Pewsey was omitted even though some of our services
call there.
- Getting Bedwyn station back on a mini timetable booklet.
This includes the Marlborough bus link and appropriate diagram
information on the front cover.
- Re-establishment of the Marlborough buses on the train
timetable.
- Addition of the existing Pewsey service in timetable books
which cover Bedwyn.
- Improved seating on the westbound
platform.
- Being supplied with a regular stock of timetables to
distribute to local residents and place in the local shops.
- Fare easement for the 0840.
- The station was repainted at our request and various repairs
carried out.
- The passenger group has adopted the station. Tasks
undertaken are weeding, litter collection and touching in paint
work.
- Getting notice boards, on both platforms, so we can
advertise the service and provide useful information.
- Alignment of the Marlborough bus with the rail timetable and
in so doing encouraged coordination between FGW and Wiltshire
Council.
- Along with other campaign groups we contributed to the
argument that successfully got the 1706 and 1806 weekday
Paddington departures reclassified for off peak fares.
- From December 2009 we have got the Saturday 2151 Reading
departure re-timed to 2202 to
connect with the 2117 Paddington departure. This reduces the
Paddington journey time from 1 hour 51 to 1 hour 33 and gives a
better spaced return departure service from Paddington (than the
previous 2050 Paddington departure).
- In December 2009 we delivered timetables to the entire
Bedwyn catchment area, over 6000 homes.
- From May 24th 2010 we have got a stop on the 1833 weekday
Paddington to Exeter service. We campaigned for this after FGW
shifted our connecting service (for the 1833) service to meet
the 1903, from Paddington, at Newbury. This gave Hungerford an
advantage whilst placing us at a significant disadvantage.
Therefore from May 24th we will have direct trains at 1618,
1706, 1806 and 1833 with connections off the 1636, 1733, 1903
and 1945. This gives us a half hourly peak evening service from
Paddington to Bedwyn; something we've wanted since we formed as
a group.
- Installation of a westbound electronic departure/arrival
board.
- Renovation of the two station shelters.
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