Never to the dark side Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I know public transport is not every ones cup of tea but give it a go for just one game. Weather conditions are bright with no rain(current forcast) I don't think too many fans will battering down the turnstiles to get into the game Maybe get some one to drop you down the Gate and make your own way home Trains to from Bristol Temple meads to Parson Street depart 13:25 13:55 and 14:25 Weston super mare to Parson street leave at 13:10pm and 14:10pm so if you come from outside of the Greater Bristol area give it a try Special A bus runs from the Brislington area be outside Arnos Hotel at approx 13:50pm First bus I think still runs from Warncliffe Gardens area Hope to see some of you on the A bus from Brislington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider Queen Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Yeh but I want to get home by 5.45pm.. No way of doing that on public transport! These parking restrictions are ridiculous if not necessary.. the club with help from the council are going to need to do more especially with a gurt big stand opening next season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 7 minutes ago, ojjy said: Yeh but I want to get home by 5.45pm.. No way of doing that on public transport! These parking restrictions are ridiculous if not necessary.. the club with help from the council are going to need to do more especially with a gurt big stand opening next season! Dolman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 43 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: I know public transport is not every ones cup of tea but give it a go for just one game. Weather conditions are bright with no rain(current forcast) I don't think too many fans will battering down the turnstiles to get into the game Maybe get some one to drop you down the Gate and make your own way home Trains to from Bristol Temple meads to Parson Street depart 13:25 13:55 and 14:25 Weston super mare to Parson street leave at 13:10pm and 14:10pm so if you come from outside of the Greater Bristol area give it a try Special A bus runs from the Brislington area be outside Arnos Hotel at approx 13:50pm First bus I think still runs from Warncliffe Gardens area Hope to see some of you on the A bus from Brislington. Is the BS1 bus running from Whitchurch? A nice idea, NTTDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 The OP makes a fair point. When I lived in Bristol I always tried to use public transport. Far better if you want a few beers too. And the wife won't expect you home so soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepton red Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Public transport from Shepton Mallet?? Shall I leave now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 11 minutes ago, shepton red said: Public transport from Shepton Mallet?? Shall I leave now? Yes! Where I live, I'm in reasonable proximity to Cheltenham, Gloucester, Banbury, Swindon and Oxford. And Bristol not a million miles away. If you want to go anywhere by public transport it's pretty much only Oxford that's an option. Anywhere else and you have to go to Reading first. Get those bloody railway lines open again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Sadly the infrastructure doesn't exist to make it a genuine viable alternative to driving and it's simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I hear what you are saying and I have looked into the viability of bus/train as an alternative, it is something that I will have to consider more closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 No. I will NOT use public transport. I will walk as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 minute ago, CyderInACan said: No. I will NOT use public transport. I will walk as usual! Up the revolution. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 minute ago, CyderInACan said: No. I will NOT use public transport. I will walk as usual! I used to walk…you're so lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I need to be there just after 11 and so the new bus route timings don't work for me sadly, otherwise I gladly would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Gosh you're keen @Dollymarie, what on earth goes on there at 11.00 ! Even some who work matchday get until after 12 to be in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 5 minutes ago, RedM said: Gosh you're keen @Dollymarie, what on earth goes on there at 11.00 ! Even some who work matchday get until after 12 to be in! Pubs open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 7 minutes ago, RedM said: Gosh you're keen @Dollymarie, what on earth goes on there at 11.00 ! Even some who work matchday get until after 12 to be in! SC&T area in the sports bar needs to have one of us up there to support the security checking passes etc. It's entirely my choice, nobody makes me get there that early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: I know public transport is not every ones cup of tea but give it a go for just one game. Weather conditions are bright with no rain(current forcast) I don't think too many fans will battering down the turnstiles to get into the game Maybe get some one to drop you down the Gate and make your own way home Trains to from Bristol Temple meads to Parson Street depart 13:25 13:55 and 14:25 Weston super mare to Parson street leave at 13:10pm and 14:10pm so if you come from outside of the Greater Bristol area give it a try Special A bus runs from the Brislington area be outside Arnos Hotel at approx 13:50pm First bus I think still runs from Warncliffe Gardens area Hope to see some of you on the A bus from Brislington. Please enlighten me on what public transport I'm supposed to use from Longwell Green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl&Toby Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 The three of us used the train the other month. Frome to Temple Meads was fine. Then we walked. Return trip we went to Parson Street. Waited for what seemed like an age. Train pulled in. One carriage. Already rammed. Conductor was useless. Refused to ask those inside to make space - where if all had moved along - we'd all have got on. His comment as the doors shut? You'll have to wait for the next one. We missed our connection. Never again thanks. We'll drive and have a leisurely lunch in The Cottage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Whilst a great idea, if too many people try it for the first time on the same day they will undoubtedly not be able to cope with the increased capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I'll walk too! But seriously, I know some of my neighbours are considering renting driveways out on match days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 24 minutes ago, Dollymarie said: SC&T area in the sports bar needs to have one of us up there to support the security checking passes etc. It's entirely my choice, nobody makes me get there that early That's dedication girl! Serious question, so the bar is busy at 11am, busy enough to have to ensure people don't stray into the wrong area? I guess they do breakfasts etc. Personally I think it's overkill at that time of day, anything before 1pm maybe? Who turns up at a home match 4 hours early?! But if the club insists that's what the SC&T have to do then I suppose that's it. Must be hard to find people to give up 4 hours of their weekend to oversee though, fair play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 8 minutes ago, RedM said: That's dedication girl! Serious question, so the bar is busy at 11am, busy enough to have to ensure people don't stray into the wrong area? I guess they do breakfasts etc. Personally I think it's overkill at that time of day, anything before 1pm maybe? Who turns up at a home match 4 hours early?! But if the club insists that's what the SC&T have to do then I suppose that's it. Must be hard to find people to give up 4 hours of their weekend to oversee though, fair play. Yep, there's people in there. The club don't insist, it's a choice amongst ourselves to be there. It just makes things easier that's all It means I get to park nice and close as well (sorry NTTDS!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbored Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 No other choice but to use the car if i was to use public transport it would be train to Glos or Severn tunnel and then to temple meads/ parson street. I have never been to parson street but i would imagine its a small station that would struggle to cope with thousands descending on it and then because of the chaos of people trying to get inside to get thier train you would probably miss your connecting trains at TM would be missed a 45 min car journey would turn into a 3-4 hr train journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webzcas Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Parking this season is a joke. I have found I have to get there by 1pm on a Saturday, otherwise it is nigh on impossible to find a parking space. I will either train it in on Saturday and walk from TM to the ground. Or use the Bath Road park and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 It's good the club are getting an income out of match hours. Maybe they should be thinking of putting on extra buses/ earlier buses to encourage this. I don't know what time the ABus etc get there but if it's still in Brislington at ten to two it doesn't give a whole lot of time to get something to eat from the Sports Bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webzcas Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 This is another reason Ashton Vale should have gone ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted January 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hope this this help a few travellers out Will also try and find out if the first bus from Whitchurch area still runs on football match days. http://www.abus.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 38 minutes ago, old_eastender said: Please enlighten me on what public transport I'm supposed to use from Longwell Green? Harvester for a breakfast, 45 to the centre a 24 down to the Gate. Get thee a 'day-rider, please drive' ticket and you'll be there and back for four quid.* *You'll regret doing this as it'll take hours and the breakfast will be shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 28, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: Weston super mare to Parson street leave at 13:10pm and 14:10pm Not against you NTTDS, but myself and many others get the 12:10 service up from Weston But to be honest the service is crap, all over Christmas the service was full and standing by Worle and potential passengers were turned away One journey home (17:28) we couldn't all get on, when we wrote to GWR to complain we were basically told the guard was right to stop passengers getting and we were basically unlucky we couldn't get on GWR know when the matches on, they were able to find 20,000 extra seats for the Bath Christmas market but can't supply any kind of acceptable service in and around Parson Street for our fixtures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 When I was a lad (quick walk down memory lane) the bus company ran specials from all parts of Bristol to the ground on match days. They returned after the match. If this was still happening I'd get a bus. Now, there is no direct service so a bus trip is impractical unless I have plenty of time to waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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