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Key documents
9 7 Oct 2025 Letter to Brian Mathew for support for Melksham Train
9 21 Oct 2025 Diary for 2026 / Melksham and public transport
9 27 Aug 2024 Department for Transport - organisation chart
9 Jun 2024 Labour plans to fix Britains Railways
9 19 Dec 2024 UK Fare Easements
9 20 Feb 2023 Minimum service levels for passenger rail during strike action
9 16 Oct 2023 TransWilts line status report
9 14 Jun 2022 Great Western / National Rail Contract
9 Jul 2022 Guidelines for taking photos at stations
9 6 Feb 2022 National Rail Conditions of Travel
9 17 Sep 2021 Department for Transport - FOI on Bristol to Waterloo
9 Apr 2021 GWR Train and Station facilities
9 15 Mar 2021 Bus Back Better - National Strategy for England
9 7 Jun 2021 DfT email justifying Bristol - Waterloo removal (FOI)
9 20 May 2021 Great British Railways The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail
9 5 Jan 2021 Covid service reduction - suggested principles
9 31 Jul 2020 TRACTION DECARBONISATION NETWORK STRATEGY - Network Rail
9 29 Mar 2020 Emergency Measures Agreement ("EMA") The Secretary of State for Transport and - First Greater Western Limited
9 2020 Decarbonising Transport - DfT - Setting the Challenge
9 18 Feb 2018 Timetabling exercise – Swindon to Solent – request of 12.2.2018
9 10 Dec 2017 Swindon to Salisbury - techincal study
9 14 Apr 2016 The Way Ahead - Options 24/7 buses and trains
9 Jan 2016 Wiltshire Local Transport Plan Public Transport Strategy Review Public Consultation Paper
9 18 May 2014 Complete National Rail timetable
9 26 Aug 2010 Guidance for photographers from the police
9 1 Apr 1994 Railways Act 1993
9 27 Mar 1963 The Reshaping of British Railways (Beeching) - Part 1: Report
9 1 Jan 1948 Transport Act 1947
9 1 Jan 1923 Railway Act 1921

Important documents
7 10 Jul 2026 AI on Bristol to Waterloo
7 16 May 2026 Melksham (MTUG) summer timetables
7 17 Feb 2026 South Wales / TfW vision proposals
7 17 Apr 2026 Bus service 234 and x34 story
7 18 Apr 2026 Sixty years after Melksham Station Closed, looking forward
7 16 Jan 2025 Heart of Wessex / draft bus suggestions
7 21 Sep 2025 Melksham Public Transport Stretegy
7 16 Dec 2025 Melksham Public Transport Timetables / web
7 13 Dec 2025 Looking forward for passengers / TravelWatch
7 19 Sep 2025 User Group update, Coffee Shop
7 17 Sep 2025 User Group update, West Wilts
7 1 Apr 2025 MetroWest Bath and Wiltshire
7 16 Jul 2025 Current MTUG and Transport - Melksham
7 18 Sep 2025 User Group update, Melksham
7 17 Feb 2025 Integrated Transport response / Melksham
7 23 Aug 2024 South West England as described on Wikipedia
7 22 Aug 2024 About Network Rail - Wessex Region
7 12 Oct 2024 Review for Melksham MP
7 Oct 2024 Wiltshire Rail Strategy
7 2 Sep 2024 Melksham Town Council to Great Western Railway, letter of concern
7 22 Aug 2024 About Network Rail - Western Region
7 22 Aug 2024 About Peninsular Transport STB
7 4 Jul 2024 Labour Party Manifesti 2024
7 22 Aug 2024 About Western Gateway STB
7 22 Aug 2024 About Transport Commissioners
7 4 Jul 2024 South West MPs 2024 and recent history
7 2 Feb 2024 Open Government License
7 Dec 2023 About Urban Transport Group
7 4 Oct 2023 Network North transforming British Transport
7 31 May 2023 TravelWatch SouthWest to WWRUG
7 15 Jul 2023 Changes to GWR ticket retailing
7 Feb 2022 Wales and West Decarbonisation Strategy
7 25 Apr 2022 Climate Change Adaptation and Transport Infrastructure
7 12 Jan 2022 Devon rail report
7 22 Dec 2022 2 pound bus cap list
7 22 Aug 2022 Coffee Shop letter to Mark Hopwood
7 9 Dec 2021 Whole English Strategic Plan - Call for evidence
7 23 Feb 2021 Routeing Guide Easements
7 1 Oct 2021 Transport Focus - South Western Railway – December 2022 timetable consultation
7 Jul 2021 Decarbonising Transport: A Better, Greener Britain
7 2 Oct 2021 The Waterloo campaign poster (final)
7 13 Apr 2021 SWR to DfT on withdrawal of Bristol to Waterloo
7 21 Apr 2021 Bus Back Better / Option 24/7 slide set
7 18 Apr 2021 Somerset Bus Partnership, Bus Back Better presentation
7 19 May 2021 Great British Railways: for the passenger - DfT Press Release
7 24 May 2021 Melksham Transport Snapshot
7 2020 Southern Region Decarbonisaton Strategy
7 13 Jan 2020 Melksham Area Buses: A proposal for implementation Spring 2020
7 22 Jun 2020 Station adoption - GWR Covid rules for volunteers
7 22 Jun 2020 Station security - GWR briefing
7 Jun 2020 Extra Help customer cards
7 11 Jan 2020 Melksham Area Buses – a proposal for implementation, Spring 2020
7 Sep 2020 Covid-19 Positive Case Notification and Action Process - GWR
7 9 Feb 2019 Coffee Shop Constitution meeting
7 6 Apr 2019 Railway Development Across Wiltshire - Graham Ellis for RailFuture
7 Jun 2018 Melksham Carnival 2018, 16 page leaflet
7 Oct 2018 DfT Rolling Stock Perspective Fourth edition
7 Apr 2018 Experience Swindon by rail
7 18 Apr 2018 Pilning SEWWEB leaflet
7 4 Mar 2017 Achieving Productive Alliances
7 11 Jul 2017 Competition and Marketing Authority agreement on London to Exeter flow
7 19 Jul 2017 Principles for changes at timetable re-casting
7 Jun 2015 Outstanding Volunteer Contribution - Lee Fletcher
7 May 2015 RailFuture nomination - TransWilts line – to gain and retain an appropriate service
7 14 Dec 2014 Melksham Rail Link Bus
7 Nov 2009 Coffee Shop input to GWR Route Utilisation strategy
7 24 Jan 2007 Hansard on First Great Western problems
7 7 Sep 2005 Save the Train Blog - Archive 2005 to 2008
7 19 Sep 1997 Southall rail accident
7 1981 Department of Transport and British Railways Board - Review of Main Line Electrification
7 27 Mar 1963 The Reshaping of British Railways (Beeching) - Part 2: Maps
7 1955 British Transport Commission - The system of electrification for British Ralways

General documents
5 19 Jun 2026 Graham Ellis on TransWilts future questions
5 19 Mar 2026 Wiltshire Council sustainability forum slides
5 12 Mar 2026 MTUG Public Meeting Slide Set
5 20 Apr 2026 Melksham Transport User Group - newsletter
5 26 Nov 2025 GWR presentation to WWRUG on transport integration
5 30 Sep 2025 Melksham Town Council Community Vision Survey
5 May 2025 Report on 205 bus route consultation
5 28 Jan 2025 Melksham bus route 16 v1.1
5 22 Aug 2024 Restore your railway - looking at why it was cancelled
5 22 Aug 2024 Rail and Urban Government report
5 Aug 2024 Melksham Neighbourhood Plan
5 19 Nov 2024 Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4; Carbon
5 11 Oct 2024 TravelWatch SouthWest slide set
5 15 Dec 2024 Swindon to Westbury Dec 24 - May 25
5 16 Dec 2024 Mark Hopwood and Tom Lydon to Stakeholders webinar
5 19 Nov 2024 Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4; Sub Strategies
5 19 Nov 2024 Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4; Place Based
5 15 Nov 2024 ORR to Go-op
5 19 Nov 2024 Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4; Cabinet Report
5 19 Nov 2024 Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4; Core
5 18 Sep 2024 GWR to WWRUG presentation - business update and performance
5 27 May 2024 Vision for Melksham
5 Aug 2023 Wiltshire Council Public Transport Policy
5 Sep 2023 Wilthshire Local Plan main document
5 4 Oct 2023 Joint Melksham Neighbourhood Plan II draft
5 30 Oct 2023 Rememberance Travel for services
5 11 May 2023 TransWilts Chairman Role Descriptio
5 10 Jun 2023 Friends of Chippenham Station to Weymouth
5 8 Dec 2023 Ten Years on - TransWilts Service
5 10 Jun 2023 Friends of Chippenham Station to Cardiff
5 10 Jun 2023 Friends of Chippenham Station to Bristol Harbour
5 10 Jun 2023 Friends of Chippenham Station to Stroud
5 10 Jun 2023 Friends of Chippenham Station to Salisbury
5 10 Jun 2023 Friends of Chippenham Station to Romsey
5 Aug 2022 Urban Transport Group - An Introducion to UK Transport Governance
5 19 Jan 2022 First West of England ticket guide
5 2 Nov 2022 Update from GWR to WWRUG
5 Nov 2022 Wiltshire BSIP review
5 Nov 2022 Pewsey Vale Mobility Study
5 Mar 2022 Wiltshire Enhanced Bus Partnership
5 1 Oct 2021 The Waterloo campaign poster (draft)
5 Jul 2021 GWR Community Rail Booklet 2020/21
5 16 May 2021 Timetable Swindon via Westbury to CLC and Salisbury
5 Oct 2021 Wiltshire Bus Service Improvement Plan
5 19 Oct 2021 Trowbridge slides
5 5 Dec 2021 Community Report at conclusion of the Waterloo - Bristol Campaign
5 16 Oct 2021 Coffee Shop AGM, Mark Hopwood slides
5 26 Jul 2021 SWR December 2022 consultation
5 16 Jan 2021 Melksham Bypass (A350) Consultation input from MRUG
5 9 Mar 2021 Melksham Rail User Group response to Wiltshire Local Plan consultation
5 29 Mar 2021 Back Better / Option 24/7 slide set
5 4 Oct 2021 Department for Transport to TWSW
5 20 Oct 2021 Trowbridge [Waterloos] meeting
5 20 Apr 2021 FavBug and Somerset Bus Partnership - Bus Back Better
5 23 Oct 2021 GWR v SWR comparison - Bristol to Waterloo and Paddington
5 2 Jun 2020 Getting back on Public Transport - Tuesday Club
5 9 Mar 2020 Proposal to update Melksham bus services
5 12 Aug 2020 ConnectedCities: Metroisation of the Railways - Graham Ellis talk
5 Apr 2020 Bus Stop Design Standards - Derbyshire
5 May 2019 Railfuture Severnside newsletter 41
5 Dec 2019 Douglas Oakervee CBE, FREng review of HS2
5 Aug 2018 Cycling by train - GWR leaflet
5 21 May 2017 Melksham Bus Partnership Suggestion for service changes from January 2018
5 11 Jan 2016 Horse's Mouth Blog - Option 24/7 - 2016 Campaign
5 Sep 2015 Wilton Parkway leaflet
5 23 Aug 2015 Bath to Salisbury bus timetable, route 265
5 15 Jun 2015 LSTF report
5 Jun 2013 Rail Study - Hampshire County Council - Halcrow
5 13 Oct 2012 Horse's Mouth Blog - Community Rail, Melksham - 2012 to 2017
5 4 Mar 2008 Horse's Mouth Blog - TravelWatch SouthWest - 2008 to 2015
5 5 Jun 2006 Horse's Mouth Blog - Public Transport, Rail - 2006 to 2018
5 Jun 2004 Mark Annand on Bristol to Waterloo

for record only documents
3 12 Feb 2026 Minutes, MTUG
3 12 Mar 2026 Chair notes, MTUG
3 14 Mar 2025 Melksham Town Council (Reasons)
3 24 Oct 2025 TravelWatch SouthWest slide set
3 16 Dec 2025 Melksham Public Transport Timetables / printable
3 4 Jun 2025 EPF Particiapant Welcome
3 13 May 2025 Update for Melksham Transport User Group
3 8 May 2025 Ordnance Survey 1:50000 index
3 22 Jan 2025 Local Transport Plan 4 WC - response from GE
3 22 Aug 2024 About Economic Heartland STB
3 16 Jul 2024 Local Cycle and Walking Infrastucture Plan, Melksham
3 18 Aug 2024 Melksham (Transport) forward
3 2 Jun 2024 Melksham / Cardiff, Portsmouth Train Timetable
3 2 Jun 2024 Melksham local Train Timetable
3 22 May 2024 TransWilts to West Wilts Rail User Group
3 2 Jun 2024 Melksham / Salisbury, Weymoouth Train Timetable
3 2 Jun 2024 Melksham / London Train Timetable
3 1 Apr 2024 Local Enterprise Partneships no more
3 8 Nov 2024 Chippenham to Melksham - eyes of a newcomer
3 18 Sep 2024 Great Risk and Great Opportunity premiminary
3 Sep 2023 Wiltshire Local Plan for Melksham
3 1 Mar 2023 West Wiltshire to Sicily slides
3 17 Jan 2022 SWR WoE temporary timetable
3 2 Mar 2022 Melksham for GBR HQ?
3 10 Jul 2022 Groupsave Melksham to London
3 28 Nov 2022 Interail - the log
3 11 Nov 2022 Option 247 and Somerset Bus Partnership to TravelWatch SouthWest
3 29 Oct 2021 Wiltshire BSIP Final
3 27 Oct 2021 Cirencester Community Rail Project to Railfuture
3 May 2021 A350 Corridor Alliance, minutes
3 1 Dec 2021 WikiPedia on Serpell Report
3 27 May 2018 Day out by train - Swindon Chippenhamand Melksham to South
3 Sep 2017 Well House Manor Trip Advisor text
3 Sep 2017 Well House Manor Trip Advisor reviews
3 9 May 2016 TWR Big reach poster v2
3 Jun 2016 2016 Melksham leaflet
3 Jan 2016 Well House Manor Trip Advisor reviews
3 27 Nov 2015 TransWilts Corridor rail and bus combined timetable
3 11 Jan 2013 Digital Spy / Four in a Bed / Well House Manor
3 31 Jan 2013 Well House Manor Trip Advisor
3 7 Mar 2011 Horse's Mouth Blog - Melksham Campus - 2011 to 2015
3 Mar 2008 Train service across Wiltshire. An opportunity to provide an appropriate service once again.
3 12 May 2008 Horse's Mouth Blog - Public Transport, Walk and Cycle - 2008 to 2013
3 5 Jun 2006 Horse's Mouth Blog - Public Transport, Road - 2006 to 2016
3 5 Jun 2006 Horse's Mouth Blog - Getting to Melksham - 2006 to 2013
3 7 May 2006 Horse's Mouth Blog - Public Transport, Water - 2006 to 2016

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