(Great Western Railway) is the train operating company which manages the stations and
operates the majority of services within our area. Their website allows you to check
train times, book tickets, check live station departure boards, print off 2for1 entry
vouchers and much more.
is the train operating company which operates the Bristol Temple Meads to London Waterloo
(via Salisbury) services which run through our area. Their website allows you to check
train times, book tickets, check live station departure boards, print off 2for1 entry
vouchers and much more.
The line from Bristol Temple Meads through our area to Weymouth is known as the
"Heart of Wessex Line". It runs for 87 miles, passing through Bath, Wiltshire and
Somerset, ending at Weymouth in Dorset.
The line has a community rail partnership which brings together the local authorities
and the train operator to encourage use of the train, and fund projects that benefit
the local communities and their economies.
The link takes you to the Heart of Wessex Line website which gives detailed information
about the towns along the route, the rail parnership, and the line guide which gives
all train times.
The Connecting Wiltshire website, now in its second year, aims to simplify travel by
providing information on ways to travel that will hopefully save time and money whilst
also improving wellbeing and with consideration for the local environment. It does this
by encouraging the use of public transport such as trains and buses and sustainable
transport - walking and cycling. The link takes you to the Connecting Wiltshire website
where there is a journey planner and much more information.
Link to the website of the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership which aims to
achieve positive, sustainable and imaginative development of the 'TransWilts' line
which runs from Swindon to Westbury and therefore passes through our area.
Link to the website of TravelWatch SouthWest (TWSW) which is a social enterprise company
which acts as an advocate for passengers to lobby for the improvement of public
transport in the South West region working closely with local authorities, business
organisations, partnerships and other stakeholder groups. Twice-yearly General Meetings
are held with speakers from government agencies and the transport industry.
Link to the website of Wessex Wanderer Railway Walks. For a car free way of getting out
and enjoying the countryside, experienced volunteer members of the Ramblers' Association
lead walks of between 3 and 15 miles begining from stations along the "Heart of Wessex"
line. Walks are arranged in the Summer months and are free to join. Further details and
program of walks can be found on the website.
Link to Real Time Trains - a very useful website written by a computer science
student at Southampton university. It provides real time train running information
acquired from open train movement data from network rail and other sources. It allows
you to check the progress in real time of the train you are planning on catching. There
is also an Android™ mobile app available which can be downloaded for a small fee.
