Wiltshire gets new rail service from London

Wiltshire has received a welcome boost to its tourism trade with a new regular rail service from London into Salisbury and Tisbury.

The service, which launched on December 13th, provides a daily, hourly route out of London's Waterloo to Salisbury and Tisbury, and onwards to Exeter.

The journey is also faster than ever before, taking under two hours between London and Salisbury.

Alun Williams, head of VisitWiltshire Tourism Partnership said: "The service is great news for Wiltshire both in terms of tourism from the capital and also linking the two South West cathedral cities of Salisbury and Exeter.

"It makes visiting key attractions such as Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, Old Wardour Castle and Wilton House an easy journey for visitors as all are within easy reach of the two stations. We've had a great year in 2009, with the highest ever reported visitor figures and this new service is a fantastic way to round off the year and take us into 2010.

"Furthermore the additional trains could not have come at a better time for Wiltshire given that in 2010 we are celebrating a number of anniversaries including the 175th anniversary of the Great Western Railway!"

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