TRAINS owned by passengers and staff could be running on the mainline track in Somerset by summer next year, according to a new train operator. The proposals from rail user co-operative GO-OP would see a significant addition to the current timetables for a Somerset and Wiltshire link. GO-OP s plans include connecting mainline rail with Bishops Lydeard on the independent West Somerset Railway line. A GO-OP spokesperson said: By starting a not-for-profit business owned by those who travel on its trains and work for it, GO-OP’s ambition is to establish a new rail corridor between Taunton and Swindon. Several stations in Somerset and Wiltshire that have limited levels of service such as Castle Cary, Frome, and Melksham will see significant increases in the number of departures, and connecting services will open up rail journeys that are currently impractical such as Taunton to Yeovil and Frome to Swindon.
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