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tjj — 49 and 5 Sunday services

thesweetcheat Mar 26, 2017 20:53:23

Hi tjj, you probably already know, but Sunday bus services from Swindon are being cut from next weekend.

The 5 Swindon - Salisbury will now only run as far as Marlborough.

The 49 Swindon - Devizes is being reduced to a two-hourly service.

Weekdays and Saturdays seem to be largely unaffected, just some changes to the times.

tjj Mar 26, 2017 21:54:05

Replying to thesweetcheat

thesweetcheat wrote:

Hi tjj, you probably already know, but Sunday bus services from Swindon are being cut from next weekend.

The 5 Swindon - Salisbury will now only run as far as Marlborough.

The 49 Swindon - Devizes is being reduced to a two-hourly service.

Weekdays and Saturdays seem to be largely unaffected, just some changes to the times.

No, I didn't know about the 49 bus service and I am going to need to use it next Sunday so really appreciate this information. This is bleak news on top of slashing of library services and the biggest council tax increase in the country. xxxxxx (fill in your own expletive) Tories!

Re the X5, I do use it a lot but didn't think it ran on Sunday so don't even try to go in that direction.
Thanks very much for letting me know tsc, at least I will be able to plan my Sunday journey next weekend.

A R Cane Mar 26, 2017 22:51:23

Replying to thesweetcheat

The answer to all our problems is that the old chapel opposite the Red Lion in Avebury is currently up for sale (http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-47351997.html). We could all club together to buy it and then we could book it out to stay in as and when! How about it?

tjj Mar 29, 2017 15:45:51

Replying to thesweetcheat

Once again thanks for letting me know about these changes as I definitely would have been standing around for over an hour otherwise. I wonder how many people will get caught out on Sunday. For some reason I've found it difficult to locate the new Sunday timetable online but picked up a paper copy from the Bus Information Office:
For anyone planning a bus trip to Avebury on Sunday, here are the times -
From Swindon Bus Station: 08.15, 10.15, 12.15, 14.15, 16.15, 18.15
Return from Avebury: 09.34, 11.34, 13.34, 15.34, 17.34, 19.34 (leaving Devizes at 11 minutes past the hour).

I'll put these times under the News Section as well.