Walsall on the train .Part 2

[red macca]

Just got my tickets for next week

£14.90 return.Thats a bargain that david dickinson couldnt even find

Anyone else actually going on the train to this then

[yeo]

how many people is that is it 4?

and by what route isnt there works?

[red macca]

that is for 4 people yeovil.

leaves at 8.40 swindon,change at bristol and birmingham.

didnt say anything about any works

I hope this helps

[yeo]

just checked

Engineering work between Bristol Temple Meads, Weston-super-Mare and Taunton from Saturday 9 until Sunday 10 December 2006
 
Start date: Saturday 9 December 2006
End date: Sunday 10 December 2006
Route Affected: Birmimgham New Street - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Newton Abbot - Plymouth:also London Paddington - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Plymouth - Par - Penzance
TOC/s Affected: First Great Western, Virgin Trains
Description: First Great Western trains services between London Paddington, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton and Exeter St.David’s will start/terminate at Bristol Temple Meads. Replacement road transport will operate between Bristol Temple Meads and stations to/from Weston-super-Mare, Highbridge & Burnham, Bridgwater and Taunton.

Virgin train services will be diverted via Westbury, journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes
Additional Maps: Additional maps for Engineering work between Bristol Temple Meads, Weston-super-Mare and Taunton from Saturday 9 until Sunday 10 December 2006


that fucks it doesnt it? (I dont do buses)

[Amir]

That's south of Temple Meads though, shouldn't be a problem.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

oh dear! well thats just great if your getting the train then isn't it?

[red macca]

nah i dont think so yeovil.no works between swindon bristol so thats fine as you change at bristol so thats ok..then the change at birmingham is ok as its just one stop anyway

think ive read that right

[yeo]

why does it say route affected Birmingham then?

[red macca]

why does it say route affected Birmingham then?

i think thats once you get to birmingham

[yeo]

Mmm think I might go its £30 return on my own but i dount anyone will want to go with me with Christmas and Rovers coming up.Think I'll get the 8.00 and go Didcot-Oxford-Brum-Walsall

[janaage]

We're going up by car, trains at the weekend are notoriously shit it seems.

[mattboyslim]

I'm with Yeovil on this, my regualr away mates seem tho think they'll be engineering all over the place, I'll take the easterly route, meet my mates from reading in oxford i suspect, although rumours of buses banbury way have been bout too for some point over that weekend.  The after the game drinking in teh german market and off to see mates in Derby.

[sonic youth]

i wish i hadn't decided to go on the train now :?

[janaage]

Whenever I go passed Swindon Train station during the weekend there are always a couple of Tunrers buses taking the train passengers to some other station.

A couple of my mates kicked of f once about it as they booked seats for the train, went and had a couple of pints whilst they waited to leave.  Then they were told they had to take a coach instead, a couple of them needed a slash on the way and the bus driver told them that the toilet was locked and would remained locked.  They complained as "train's have toliet they can use" but the driver basically wouldn't unlock it for them.  Fucking liberty!!

[larwood]

Agreed,trains are generally crap :x Last week i think the whole of Bristol must have been flooded because all the trains going there seemed to be sodding cancelled.And then coming back i was sat on a train for 15 minutes waiting for the bloody thing to leave,in the end i had to leg it to the other platform and catch another one where i had to stand up near two pissed up Bury fans,joy :-))(
Trains are rubbish,but they give me something to moan about so....