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Post by Salop SI on Dec 13, 2004 14:21:13 GMT 1
How many people should we expect to take away to bury?? .... as its a boxing day do you think we'd breech anywhere near the 1000?
Does anyone have any idea of train times?
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Post by Dan F on Dec 13, 2004 14:27:20 GMT 1
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Post by grinfish on Dec 13, 2004 14:27:41 GMT 1
Trains:
No details on trainline at the moment, but when You get to Manchester Piccaddilly, you take the Metrolink to Bury, assuming it's running. Cost is £3.10 return to piccaddilly. Normally runs every 6/12 minutes.
Note: trains normally about every hour from Shrewsbury, approx. journey time 1hr 30 mins (I'm a regular on that route)
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Post by DiglisShrew on Dec 13, 2004 16:39:17 GMT 1
Not usually ANY trains on Boxing Day .
Correct , PILCH ?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2004 19:25:03 GMT 1
No details on trainline.com at present, good to see they give you plenty of time to sort it out  I went to Northwich last season by train on new years day so not sure whether they run on boxing day  Anyone know of where to find out whether the metrolink is running from Manchester |
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Post by MarkRowley on Dec 13, 2004 20:15:09 GMT 1
As HerefordShrew advises, can't imagine you'll get a train - Central Trains definitely don't operate any trains on Xmas Day, Boxing Day or New Years Day (sometimes the other 362 days are a bit iffy as well, as my "missing" train that was on time/10 mins late/cancelled as we don't know where it is, as I was trying to get back from Salop yesterday demonstrated ) |
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Post by ManchesterShrew on Dec 13, 2004 20:20:38 GMT 1
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Post by Flixton_shrew on Dec 13, 2004 20:22:25 GMT 1
Anyone know of where to find out whether the metrolink is running from Manchester Trains to Manchester may be as rare as turkeys on Boxing Day, but if you do manage it, then Metrolink are running a 'Special Service' between 9am and 8pm. (although I doubt that this means the passengers will be treated especially well)  The number for GMPTE Traveline is 0870 608 2 608 but they are closed from 6pm on Christmas Eve |
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Post by grinfish on Dec 13, 2004 20:31:11 GMT 1
As HerefordShrew advises, can't imagine you'll get a train - Central Trains definitely don't operate any trains on Xmas Day, Boxing Day or New Years Day (sometimes the other 362 days are a bit iffy as well, as my "missing" train that was on time/10 mins late/cancelled as we don't know where it is, as I was trying to get back from Salop yesterday demonstrated ) Arriva Trains Wales do the Manc services as far as I know. |
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Post by R6ix on Dec 13, 2004 21:36:21 GMT 1
me and schizo will probably drive down on boxing day, how far is it? hour and a half?
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Post by grinfish on Dec 13, 2004 21:39:10 GMT 1
North Manchester in 90 minutes? Well, it is quiet on the 26th I s'pose  |
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Dec 13, 2004 22:47:05 GMT 1
I do Gay Meadow to Altrincham in 80 minutes and Bury is about 20 miles further - so it wont take much longer than 90 minutes.
That's assuming the M60 isn't blocked by people trying to get to the Trafford Centre.
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Post by Salop SI on Dec 13, 2004 23:47:10 GMT 1
Called off at the train station on the way home, and thier are NO trains on xmas or boxing day
so it looks like the away supporters travel for me
What are the rules and regs on taking drink on the coach
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Post by scooter on Dec 14, 2004 0:17:13 GMT 1
so it looks like the away supporters travel for me What are the rules and regs on taking drink on the coach There is only one rule - NO BOOZE ON THE COACHES  |
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Post by Immo1 on Dec 14, 2004 8:21:56 GMT 1
Unless you disguise two litre bottles of coke with 1 litre coke / 1 litre voddy as I did at Southend that beautiful penultimate game of season three years ago. Where there's a will there's a way |
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Post by Dale on Dec 14, 2004 12:27:23 GMT 1
I still laugh when one of the Blakemore brothers sneaked a can of Carling on the coach to a friendly at Hereford, he took a few sips out of it before Garry Edwards came over to collect the money, he hid it in Dan Francis's bag and Carling spilt all over the place  Seriously, as much as I think the rule sucks, you will be banned from Smithy's coaches for a long time if you take alcohol on board. |
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Post by scooter on Dec 14, 2004 12:44:01 GMT 1
It's not just Smithy's rule, it is the law, so he can't risk getting caught. One of the reasons I don't go on the coach any more |
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Post by Pilch on Dec 14, 2004 12:51:43 GMT 1
Not usually ANY trains on Boxing Day . Correct , PILCH ? no trains boxing day |
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Post by rocketrodgers on Dec 14, 2004 12:53:52 GMT 1
I still laugh when one of the Blakemore brothers sneaked a can of Carling on the coach to a friendly at Hereford, he took a few sips out of it before Garry Edwards came over to collect the money, he hid it in Dan Francis's bag and Carling spilt all over the place Seriously, as much as I think the rule sucks, you will be banned from Smithy's coaches for a long time if you take alcohol on board. Errrm - anyone remember the LDV vans trip to Southend?  |
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I went to Northwich last season by train on new years day so not sure whether they run on boxing day 
