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Queuing system at Coventry Rail Station for Wembley. (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date May 25, 2023
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skyblueed999

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  • May 25, 2023
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Does anybody have info. on what happens on this system and how it operates? Have tickets on the 13.10, will we be allowed on this train or made to wait in the queue until we get to the front of said queue.

Any hints welcome.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • May 25, 2023
  • #2
skyblueed999 said:
Does anybody have info. on what happens on this system and how it operates? Have tickets on the 13.10, will we be allowed on this train or made to wait in the queue until we get to the front of said queue.

Any hints welcome.
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Ask the club
 

Nick

Administrator
  • May 25, 2023
  • #3
If it's anything like the previous ones you just get in the huge queue outside and get on whatever train is there when you get in
 
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torchomatic

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #4
In 1987 we were in massive cattle sheds next to Coventry station, which I presume aren't there anymore. The queue snaked around the inside, a bit like when you have to queue at Legoland or somewhere like that.

Luckily, not so busy at Warwick.
 
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Otis

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #5
Nick said:
If it's anything like the previous ones you just get in the huge queue outside and get on whatever train is there when you get in
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Exactly this and it doesn't matter if you have reserved a seat or not, or only have tickets for Avanti West or for London Northwestern. It literally is every man for himself.

It's impossible for them to check any tickets on the train to see if you have the right ticket or not, because they simply cannot get through the train to check, because of the sardine like situation.

Good luck. I think you will need it.

Just be prepared for a massive crush on the train and a massive rush to get on to.
 

clint van damme

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #6
skyblueed999 said:
Does anybody have info. on what happens on this system and how it operates? Have tickets on the 13.10, will we be allowed on this train or made to wait in the queue until we get to the front of said queue.

Any hints welcome.
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Get the train to brum then jump on there.
 
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duffer

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #7
clint van damme said:
Get the train to brum then jump on there.
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Good strategy. Edinburgh Waverley, if you actually want a seat though.
 
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coop

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #8
I'm on the 6.05 am nice early start.
 
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Otis

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  • May 25, 2023
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coop said:
I'm on the 6.05 am nice early start.
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You're on the 6.05? That's keen and definitely early. I'm not going until Saturday.
 
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ccfctommy

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #10
The train was hell for the JPT game. Was sat on the floor!
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #11
Travelling from elsewhere but would be able to cheat if you travelled in from the the area stop would be able to jump the queue by staying on the platform when you get to town.
 

SKYBLUES90

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #12
As above, I’d say get there earlier than normal and certainly don’t expect to get on the train you have booked as that might not be the case. Oh be prepared to be stood up and packed in like sardines.

I found the checkatrade to be a lot more chaotic than the league 2 final, I think that might of put people off getting the train again.

Funny story from the last visit, train pulled up to Rugby station, you couldn’t move it was that packed all the way to the doors.
Doors open, there stood at the platform was a guy wearing none other than a Leicester shirt.
Safe to say he didn’t get on the train not for all the fans offering him space and ensuring there was more than enough room for him. Think he may have chose the wrong day to be heading down to London!
 
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skyblueed999

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #13
Thanks for your answers, looks like I've done the wrong thing. what's Warwick Park to Wembley like?

Cheers Eddie
 

bigfatronssba

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #14
ccfctommy said:
The train was hell for the JPT game. Was sat on the floor!
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You're right it was.

I went on the coach for the League 2 final, it was so much better
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • May 25, 2023
  • #15
Regretting booking trains having read this. I'm going from Warwick Parkway - is it chaos over there too?
 

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #16
mark82 said:
Regretting booking trains having read this. I'm going from Warwick Parkway - is it chaos over there too?
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It was last time out. We are going from parkway and going, what I hope is, ridiculously early to avoid it all.
 

Robinshio

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #17
I used b international for checkatrade. Was a breeze
 
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CV22SBA

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #18
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
It was last time out. We are going from parkway and going, what I hope is, ridiculously early to avoid it all.
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How early is ridiculously early? We changed ours from Rugby to War Pkway.
 
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wingy

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #19
One of James's?
 

Otis

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  • May 25, 2023
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CV22SBA said:
How early is ridiculously early? We changed ours from Rugby to War Pkway.
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I would say before 09.30 you would be okay. No guarantee though.

If it was me, I would be getting a train around 8am to be on the safe side

Just spend some time in London
 
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bulko

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #21
07:11 us from Nuneaton
 
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nunchuckas

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  • May 25, 2023
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bulko said:
07:11 us from Nuneaton
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Same...
 
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bulko

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #23
See you there
 
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GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #24
CV22SBA said:
How early is ridiculously early? We changed ours from Rugby to War Pkway.
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We're on the 7.40 or if we don't make that the 8.09 (or somewhere around then). I remember it being awful last time, searched 'Warwick Parkway #pusb' on Twitter and found someone tweeting a video of a fairly sizeable queue already at 9.30 last time round, so just hoping to avoid all that.
 
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Grendel

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #25
Otis said:
I would say before 09.30 you would be okay. No guarantee though.

If it was me, I would be getting a train around 8am to be on the safe side

Just spend some time in London
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everyone I know are going early I think it will be packed then
 

Otis

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #26
Grendel said:
everyone I know are going early I think it will be packed then
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You may well be right. It was madness last time.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #27
ccfctommy said:
The train was hell for the JPT game. Was sat on the floor!
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Don't know you were born lad! Sat on t'floor! I'd have killed to have sat on t'floor. '87 Cup Final I were on t'roof, clinging on for dear life.
 
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duffer

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  • May 25, 2023
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San Francisco

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #29
torchomatic said:
In 1987 we were in massive cattle sheds next to Coventry station, which I presume aren't there anymore. The queue snaked around the inside, a bit like when you have to queue at Legoland or somewhere like that.

Luckily, not so busy at Warwick.
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They’re still there. They’re called “Central Six” now.
 
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WestEndAgro

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  • May 25, 2023
  • #30
Driving down at 7am to avoid the trains, they are just as bad coming back.
Driving back on the Sunday, let's hope it's the weekend of our lives. PUSB
 
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