Timetable and Journey Planner links

We have been asked for train and bus timetables for Melksham - "all in the same place" - amidst what is still an embryonic system for joining things together. Here are a couple of quick links

For TRAINS - http://melksh.am/traintimes
(takes you to http://www.mtug.org.uk/B5_0521.pdf and that will change as future timetables change)

For BUSES - http://melksh.am/bustimes
(takes you to https://bustimes.org/localities/melksham - which they should update as needed. Scroll down for list of routes, or click on your stop for data by route.

While we are "at it" -

For transport overview - http://melksh.am/transport
For live train information - http://melksh.am/trains
For taxi numbers - http://melksh.am/taxis
Melksham Transport User Group - http://melksh.am/mtug

Melksham Town Council - http://melksh.am/town
Melksham Without Parish Council - http://melksh.am/without
Melksham Area Board - http://melksh.am/area

For weather - http://melksh.am/weather

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Timetable and Journey Planner links

Commentary:

The train data works relatively well for local trains.

The bus data is stop by stop or route by route - neither of which quite is the quick, easy and pragmatic answer to a question like "where to I get the bus for Bath and what time does it get there". In some cases (such as to Bath) there are different routes within Melksham, and it's far from obvious when you find a stop offering services to Bath that there might be other services available just up the road. Route by route, sadly, means you have to look up the 271, 272, 273, x76 and UCB if you want to know about the complete service to Bath. Services that operate on a loop (most 271 journeys and some 14s) show a terminus and won't let you go on through in planning. It IS good but it's far from complete. And it just links you to the operator's website if you want to know what the journey will cost you.

Journeys that are indirect (involving changes on some or all journeys) are even more of a challenge - the best way is to put your start and end points into Google, or for a train journey into an online journey planner. Google comes up by default with driving instructions and there's an icon / button that lets you switch to public transport - usually pretty good in terms of giving you route ideas, but with an assumption that everything will be on time and that some mighty short connections can be made.

As an example, try https://www.google.com/search?q=melksham+to+calne

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