THANK you for including my previous letters with regards to train services to and from Weymouth and Dorchester; subsequently they have been sent direct to town and county councillors in this area with various matters being acted upon.

Sadly it looks as if we will not get two trains an hour to and from London Waterloo until at least late next year, excepting Saturdays. Also it seems that the last train back from Waterloo is as early as 20.35, despite two later services starting out but travelling only as far as Poole - again I ask, why?

Please, for the sake of the future of our local rail services, may I urge all who really want and expect better to get improved services by contacting their local councillors and South Western Railway (SWR) direct. It really does matter that decision-makers are reminded of the need.

On a more recent note, on the blazingly-hot Tuesday of this week I chose to catch the Great Western Railway (GWR) 10.47 service from Dorchester to Weymouth; what a disgraceful situation others were confronted with as just two carriages trundled into the station, absolutely bursting at the seams with some 350 passengers squeezed into cattle-like conditions!

So full was the train that some passengers wishing to alight at Upwey were unable to reach the doors in time, so ended up at Weymouth.

Finally, arriving at Weymouth it was quite obvious that many passengers would be desperate to use a toilet but, as train travellers are well aware, Weymouth station toilets have not been available for well over 18 months. What an unhappy experience for those who had travelled further than me in such appalling conditions.

This particular train was due to depart almost as soon as it arrived, with well over 100 passengers climbing aboard; I wonder whether there had been time for checking the toilets and having a clean-up, normally very efficiently carried out by Weymouth station-based staff.

Dave Johnston

Newberry Road

Weymouth