From what I can make out it was made the responsibility of the stadium operators to have a green travel plan in place so that 25% or less of people attending any event arrive by car.The football club is not responsible for the provision of public transport, I agree with Boddy it should not have to fund any transport from anywhere.
The football club is not responsible for the provision of public transport, I agree with Boddy it should not have to fund any transport from anywhere.
Do the trains run for Wasps games or are they in the same boat as us?
If they also don't get a working train on matchdays, is it not also in their interests to get something up and running?
Nope and they have stopped doing shuttles to the ground from the station now.
That's strange. Maybe cost cutting?
Isn't there an issue that the trains can't turn round? I've got a vague memory of something being done at Nuneaton, and possibly Cov, stations to allow trains to go Cov - Ricoh - Bermuda and back.
There was also talk that there aren't enough trains to run a shuttle service as the track hasn't been upgraded to the latest specification. Not sure if that's true or just an excuse from the train company.
Is there any plan for the light rail system to cover that side of the city? Appreciate that is likely years away but would be handy to have as many options as possible.
I went early on Saturday and got the train from town to the arena at 12:17. It took 7 minutes. We watched the early game on Sky in the new bar at the ground.
I’m only a 15 minute walk from the main station, so it was so easy compared to all the messing around trying to drive through heavy traffic and sit in the car park for half an hour after the game, park and walk from a mate’s house or get an Uber. It took all the hassle out of it. Though it does mean that it’s an early start on the beer. Not sure if I’ll want that every game, and wouldn’t midweek.
Such a shame the train can’t run as normal nearer the game - which from what I remember was the whole reason the station was built. Massive cock-up in the execution of it all from planning stage onwards. The public transport options up there are a joke. Especially in the current climate.
I've been using the train for most games this season, 12.15 platform 4 direct to the Ricoh, I've also got it back on two occasions.
If the train isn't available they put replacement buses on from the station which i used for the Swansea game.
How did these decision making people get into their position - The arena station was estimated cost at almost £13.6 million pounds to build back in 2016 (probably cost more) absolute pathetic of money as its hardly used - Building a platform to take at least 15 carriages would of course cost more but would have been used football/rugby/concerts – There was talk of converting old London tube stockThe station is tiny - even if trains were laid on there would only be two carriages and it would be total carnage
My contacts at wasps are as frustrated as anyone in this, it’s why it’s a mayor issue to bang some heads togetherA proper train station would be a game changer for the stadium. It may actually be able to compete a bit more with the NEC.
Hope any solutions he puts in place are more successful than the trams!My contacts at wasps are as frustrated as anyone in this, it’s why it’s a mayor issue to bang some heads together
For all the use they get from it, they should do a “Beeching” and take the track up. It would make plenty of extra parking spaces we’ll need in the Premier League. Think of all the diesel fumes from the trains that run along there now, getting rid of them would help climate change too
When I was living down south the last train back from London was a slow train that stopped at every shitty little station. Some where the train was too long for the platform. Depending how short the platform was they'd either put out an announcement saying the last carriage or two wouldn't be opening doors and to move if you needed to get off at the next stop or they'd pull into the station for the first set of carriages and when they were sorted move the train a bit for the next set of carriages. Is there any reason that can't be done at the stadium to increase capacity?The southband platform has space for 6 car trains, the northbound has space for 3 car trains (which is stupid really).
When I was living down south the last train back from London was a slow train that stopped at every shitty little station. Some where the train was too long for the platform. Depending how short the platform was they'd either put out an announcement saying the last carriage or two wouldn't be opening doors and to move if you needed to get off at the next stop or they'd pull into the station for the first set of carriages and when they were sorted move the train a bit for the next set of carriages. Is there any reason that can't be done at the stadium to increase capacity?
If they postpone it when will they play it? Infrastructure isn't going to magically appear. If they were that concerned about trouble they could bubble them like they do with Southampton v Portsmouth but it really would be overkill. If they are certain there is going to be trouble then just stick a line of police and stewards between the two sets of fans in the stadium and keep them in for 10 - 15 minutes at the end.
But as I keep saying unless we genuinely think our fans behaviour is worse than pretty much every other club in the country those sort of steps shouldn't be needed at a properly managed stadium.
When I was living down south the last train back from London was a slow train that stopped at every shitty little station. Some where the train was too long for the platform. Depending how short the platform was they'd either put out an announcement saying the last carriage or two wouldn't be opening doors and to move if you needed to get off at the next stop or they'd pull into the station for the first set of carriages and when they were sorted move the train a bit for the next set of carriages. Is there any reason that can't be done at the stadium to increase capacity?
For all the use they get from it, they should do a “Beeching” and take the track up. It would make plenty of extra parking spaces we’ll need in the Premier League. Think of all the diesel fumes from the trains that run along there now, getting rid of them would help climate change too
HMP SomewhereAnyone got a contact for the bloke that hired the ship on the thames Vs Charlton. I'm sure there's a gap in the market for a few dinghies on the canal.
Agree
Think il be swerving this and watching from home.
4thousand pissed up angry brummies milling about unable to get home. In the dark, and hopefully after a loss, is a recipe for probably the worst disorder we've seen in a long time
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