Wolves away

[Green]

Ah yes.



Moor Street looks a bit closer to New Street from this 1980s A-Z excerpt.

[3points]

Snow Hill to New Street is a 6-7 minute walk

[EPR2.0]

Snow Hill to New Street is a 6-7 minute walk

Unless you go via The Wellington which makes it a 36-37 minute walk



Live beers
http://www.thewellingtonrealale.co.uk/p ... rboard.php

[Mr.Swainey]

Where did you find that?

http://www.brfares.com/#!fares?orig=RDG&dest=BAN
http://www.brfares.com/#!fares?orig=BAN&dest=LMS
http://www.brfares.com/#!fares?orig=LMS&dest=WVH

Cheers, very useful.

[3points]

Snow Hill to New Street is a 6-7 minute walk

Unless you go via The Wellington which makes it a 36-37 minute walk



Live beers
http://www.thewellingtonrealale.co.uk/p ... rboard.php

Indeed. Top ales and 3 minutes from my office

[Will95]

Is there actually anywhere for away fans in Wolverhampton?

[Christof]

For those travelling by train to this game, you may have a problem...

Landslip blocks railway line between Banbury-Leamington Spa




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31081630
Précis: 350,000 tonnes of earth to move, closed for at least a week from last Fri/Sat, so likely replacement buses...

Suggest check Network Rail website...

[26-10-06]

Annoying!

My train route was originally planned as

Oxford - Banbury
Banbury - Birmingham New Street (Lunch and drinks)
Then head in to Wolverhampton

Advanced group saving ticket - guess that's going have to change now?

[Christof]

Annoying!

My train route was originally planned as

Oxford - Banbury
Banbury - Birmingham New Street (Lunch and drinks)
Then head in to Wolverhampton

Advanced group saving ticket - guess that's going have to change now?

From Chiltern website:-
Due to a landslip the line remains blocked between Banbury and Leamington Spa. Chiltern Railways trains are running between: - London Marylebone and Banbury - Leamington Spa and Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington Spa and Stratford Upon Avon. Rail replacement buses are running between Banbury and Leamington Spa. Passengers travelling between London and the West Midlands may use Virgin Trains and London Midland services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street. Chiltern Railways tickets will be valid on these services, and on London Underground connections between Marylebone and Euston. The line will remain closed between Banbury and Leamington Spa until Monday 9 February. Similar arrangements will apply.

Looks like buses then. Your ticket will still be valid, but would suggest everyone going allows plenty of time as apocalyptic scenes of chaos, carnage and destruction will inevitably occur.

[Green]

Blimey, I'd get a refund if you can and go a different route.

Anyone know if you can drink on rail replacement bus services?

[EPR2.0]

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_d ... 90845.aspx

Lots of cross-ticket acceptance in place on "any reasonable route", so if you've already bought a Cross Country ticket you should be able to use it via London (Reading > Paddington > Euston > Wolves) - takes about 3h 20m.

On the Saturday when it happened the disruption page specifically st8ed that Cross Country ticket holders could travel via First Great Western services to Bristol Temple Meads and change onto Cross Country services from there. It's gone now, but If that's considered a "reasonable route" it's only one change, doesn't involved dicking about through London and there's a half-decent pub on Template Meads station

Assuming it is a "reasonable route", trains back after the game are 18:17 (arr 21:48) and 20:17 (arr 23:46).

[LUX]

Is there actually anywhere for away fans in Wolverhampton?

a few years ago we all went to the Goal Post, right by the away end. Official away pub, but had a few home fans in. No bother at all. Ditto after the game, even though we won

[Will95]

^sounds good!

Annoying I'll have to try and change my route there/back now!

[Unbelievable Jeff]

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/90845.aspx

Lots of cross-ticket acceptance in place on "any reasonable route", so if you've already bought a Cross Country ticket you should be able to use it via London (Reading > Paddington > Euston > Wolves) - takes about 3h 20m.

On the Saturday when it happened the disruption page specifically st8ed that Cross Country ticket holders could travel via First Great Western services to Bristol Temple Meads and change onto Cross Country services from there. It's gone now, but If that's considered a "reasonable route" it's only one change, doesn't involved dicking about through London and there's a half-decent pub on Template Meads station

Assuming it is a "reasonable route", trains back after the game are 18:17 (arr 21:48) and 20:17 (arr 23:46).

Is that the only other alternative route? Just that I'm working Saturday morning and will only get to Reading station about 11:30 so will not give me a lot of flexibility time wise.

[EPR2.0]

Apparently it's all Isambard Kingdom Brunel's fault for not building a tunnel through there in the first place

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31089634

[Rollerbob]

MASSIVELY IN for this one.

[Green]

Apparently it's all Isambard Kingdom Brunel's fault for not building a tunnel through there in the first place

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31089634

LOL. He set us back years that chap.

[Rollerbob]

Anyone know how many tickets we've sold for this one?

[Unbelievable Jeff]

Sold around 700. Not great IMO

[Green]

How many would you judge as great, Jeff?