Next Meeting

Details of future West Wiltshire Rail Users Group meetings and events:

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 16th September 2026 at the Bethesda Baptist Church Hall in Trowbridge. Our speaker will be Peter West OBE. From 2005 - 2022 Peter was Senior Commercial Manager responsible for negotiating the GWR rail franchise for the DfT. This makes him well placed to give us an insight into the relationship between the DfT and a rail franchise and what might be expected as rail companies become absorbed into GBR.

Bethesda Baptist Church is situated in Gloucester Road, Newtown, about 5 - 10 minutes walk from the station. If travelling by train, leave the station by the exit on the Bath bound platform and walk up the access ramp towards Holy Trinity church gyratory (the roundabout with big church in the centre). Walk around behind the church along Stallard street away from the railway bridge and then take the first left into Newtown. In 60yds, take the first right by Trowbridge Motor Supplies into Gloucester road. The church is situated 50yds on the left. For anyone not travelling by train or bus, the postcode for SatNav is BA14 0AA. The meeting is in the church hall adjacent to the main church itself. There is limited car parking at the church but be aware of the need to enter vehicle registration number on arrival to prevent getting a parking fine from the sub-contracted parking company (which has occurred before when using this venue!)