The family of missing Calne man Tom Edwards are convinced he will be coming home and say new evidence uncovered by the police has provided them with fresh hope.

Tom Edwards, 32, is a financial analyst at the Nationwide Building Society headquarters in Swindon and went missing on Friday, June 28, after a night out with colleagues.

New CCTV footage from Swindon railway station shows Mr Edwards boarding the 11.21pm train, which terminated in Bristol Temple Meads after first stopping off at Chippenham and Bath.

Since the news of Mr Edward’s disappearance friends and family members have gathered at his house in Chapel Street, Derry Hill offering encouragement to his 31-year-old wife Dee Wilkerson-Edwards.

Mrs Edwards married Mr Edwards in September last year after he took her on a surprise trip to Reading and proposed at a hotel.

She said although she is losing weight she has been looked after by neighbours and friends who have left her food parcels.

She said: “I am still positive. I am always expecting him to walk in. My bed is the sofa because I refuse to sleep in our bed until he comes home.

“It’s horrible being in this house without him. I want him back because, it won’t feel right otherwise. It’s our house, we did all this together; we picked the curtains and the furnishings.

“He’s my best friend. He’s charming when I’m really angry with him. He’s the only man I know who can make my mood change by pulling a cheeky grin to make me smile.

“He does spontaneous romantic things. No-one else I know has had the sort of romantic engagment I had and I had the most fantastic wedding. He didn’t say no to anything.”

Mr Edwards is a keen sportsman and a Bristol City supporter. He has run for Chippenham Harriers, he is an ironman triathlete and he trains with his step-dad Mike Cox.

On the night of his disappearance he left Rudi's bar, Regent Circus, Swindon, between 9.45pm and 10.30pm.

Police officers spotted him walking along Church Place, Swindon, around 10.30pm and gave him a lift to the bus stops outside the Swindon Designer Outlet Village.

At first it was thought that he might have caught the bus home, but now the Avon and Somerset Police and the British Transport Police have stepped in to help with inquiries.

Tom’s older brother Will Edwards, 36, from Pewsham, took part in several searches over the weekend with his father Paul Edwards, who is a caretaker at Corsham School, his mother Caroline Cox, a deputy headteacher at a Trowbridge primary school, and his step-dad Mike Cox, who is a housing manager.

He said they had been out with supporters to train stations at Chippenham, Swindon and Bath this morning after the police revealed their new line of inquiry.

Mr Edwards, who works at a gym in Corsham, said: “This news gives us a whole new group of people who weren’t aware this was anything to do with them. There’s a whole new group of people we can reach out to.

“You bear up by doing stuff; it gives you a sense of purpose. This is a desperate situation and if you sit down and close your eyes it’s heart-breaking, but because we’ve got so many people around us we’re bearing up.

“We’re keeping the media network going through Twitter and Facebook and the response we’ve got from people we’ve never met and we don’t know has been overwhelming.

“Tom’s work has been unbelievable. They have been in contact all the way through and they have been out canvassing in Swindon. They want him back just as much as we do.

“He’s a sensible down to earth genuine guy. He’s definitely someone you can rely on, which is why we knew something was wrong early on. You can’t ask for a better little brother.”

Mr Edwards is described as a white male, of thin build with short brown hair. He also has distinctive Ironman tattoos on his right leg and left arm which depict a red and white Australian flag.

He was last seen wearing a red T-shirt with a grey logo on and jeans.

Anyone with information should contact Wiltshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, where information can be left anonymously.