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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.

GLADMAN Mar 26, 2017 22:09:21

Replying to tjj

tjj wrote:

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.

Tories?

Tony Blair.

thesweetcheat Mar 26, 2017 22:14:21

Replying to tjj

On a Sunday the X5 is the 5, run by Stagecoach rather than the other firm (something Reds?). Both these reductions are Stagecoach and I suspect it's because they're not making the profits they'd like - the notices up at the bus station are all about the cost of running the services.

It's a bugger for me, my Saturdays are currently otherwise engaged and I struggle to get out anywhere on a Sunday as the trains start late from here and buses are limited. Avebury was one of the few places I could get to. Once they change the times, the earliest bus I could get from Swindon on a Sunday will be at 12:15, which is precludes a long walk.

Still, had a glorious day out today, Fyfield Down and the huge round barrows off the Ridgeway.