Thingley Jct. [Chippenham] - Bradford South Jct. [Trowbridge]
Date Closed to Passenger Services
6 May 1968
Mileage Closed
8m 29c
Stations Closed
Lacock Halt (18/04/1966); Beanacre Halt (07/02/1955); Melksham (18/04/1966); Broughton Gifford Halt (07/02/1955); Holt Junction (18/04/1966); Staverton Halt (18/04/1966)
Services Operated
Chippenham/Melksham - Bristol/Westbury/Weymouth
Seasonal dated service
Timetable Reference
BR (WR) 14 Jun 65 - 17 Apr 66 Table 29; BR (WR) 6 Mar 67 - 5 May 68 Tables 1 & 7
Cobb Atlas Reference
120 90 70 - 95 85 59
Map
RCH West of England 1918
Further Notes
Mon 18/04/1966 - local service withdrawn and intermediate stations closed - RoCR; DRS; RPSGB. Line continued in use by a limited RTS (Swindon - Westbury) and SDS until
ACD - Mon 06/05/1968 - RTS withdrawn and used by SDS until
LTR - Sat 04/09/1971 - PNM 1980 p22; BLN 195 p17.
RO - Sat 24/05/1975 - SDS only (1645 SO Weymouth - Manchester (Piccadilly)), LTR - Sat 19/08/1978 - PSUL 1975-6 amendments p6. BLN 275 p89 erroneously gives "Bradford West Jct.", should read Bradford South Jct.
BLN 298 p85 again erroneously shows Bradford West Jct. instead of South and states RO 03/05/1976 "Previously summer seasonal use; now used all year". This is not supported by timetable study or relevant PSULs.
RO - Mon 13/05/1985 (including Melksham station) initially on an experimental basis, later made permanent - BLN 512 93/85; PSUL 1985-6 p7; RPSGB.
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