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Newsletter 316: 17/02/2025
Hello All,
Please find some updates below.
Connecting South West England: In Place of A303/A358 Road Widening
Following the decision not to proceed with the A303 tunnel and widening scheme past Stonehenge, and the withdrawal of the A358 link road from the A303 to the M5 motorway that would have cost over £2.5bn, Transport Action Network commissioned Greengauge21 to examine what should be done in their place. Full details can be found on The Stonehenge Alliance's blog page: https://stonehengealliance.org.uk/scrapped-stonehenge-road-could-fund-south-wests-sustainable-travel-revolution This includes a link to the report, https://transportactionnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Connecting-South-West-England-Report-Web.pdf, which discusses enhancements to our railway line, including putting Kintbury, Hungerford and Bedwyn on an hourly Paddington to Westbury service. This option was first published in Network Rail's "Wiltshire Rail Strategic Study", something Bedwyn Trains Passenger Group contributed to: https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/14237/Wiltshire-Rail-Strategic-Study/pdf/Wiltshire_Rail_Strategic_Study.pdf
A Tip for Kintbury Passengers on either the 1035, 1235, 1635 or 1836 off Paddington
These four services call at Newbury and Hungerford, but not Kintbury. If the train is late into Newbury, and the connecting shuttle has not been held, then consider staying on the train, alighting at Hungerford and catching the shuttle back to Kintbury. Depending on delays and timings this may be a quicker option than waiting at Newbury for the next shuttle.
Engineering Works
Sunday 23rd February
0806 Reading to Newbury will be replaced with a bus running earlier from Reading at 0755 and calling all stations to Newbury except for Newbury Racecourse. 0833 Reading to Bedwyn service will start from Newbury. Customers travelling from Reading should travel on the 0755 Reading to Newbury replacement bus to connect with the train.
Tuesday 25th to Friday 28th February
The 0531 Bedwyn to London Paddington will not run. Customers should travel on the next service.
Thursday March 6th
0600 Bedwyn to London Paddington will end its journey at Reading. Change at Reading for an alternative train to London Paddington.
Monday 17th March to Thursday 20th March
From 2135 until 0200 the following morning - Services between Reading and Newbury/Bedwyn will be amended with buses replacing trains for all or part of the journey.
Tuesday March 18th to Friday 21st March
The 0531 Bedwyn to London Paddington will not run. Customers should please use the next train service
Best wishes
Steve Smith
Bedwyn Trains Passenger Group