Never to the dark side Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 First train out of temple meads is the 09:40am and its normally one of the three coach units arriving at 11:29am with a change at Cardiff Suggest getting your rear ends up to bristol parkway for the 08:58am and it should be a big train (and looks like it starts from bristol parkway) by using public transport or get some one to drop you off at Bristol Parkway,please don't take your car to Bristol Parkway as parking is very expensive The saver fare is £42:40p,BUT if you split tickets at Cardiff it will cost Parson Street(and BTM) to cardiff £14:70p cardiff to Swansea £11:10p These split tickets are turn up on the day fares,no need for reservation Group save is also available 3 person travel for the price of two If you request a smart card from GWR,the tickets are stored on the card and can also be used if you also use cross crountry trains Think of your environment,these smart cards will stop those orange tickets needing to be printed 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 9, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Surely a IET special will be provided? They do when the swans come to us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: First train out of temple meads is the 09:40am and its normally one of the three coach units arriving at 11:29am with a change at Cardiff Suggest getting your rear ends up to bristol parkway for the 08:58am and it should be a big train (and looks like it starts from bristol parkway) by using public transport or get some one to drop you off at Bristol Parkway,please don't take your car to Bristol Parkway as parking is very expensive The saver fare is £42:40p,BUT if you split tickets at Cardiff it will cost Parson Street(and BTM) to cardiff £14:70p cardiff to Swansea £11:10p These split tickets are turn up on the day fares,no need for reservation Group save is also available 3 person travel for the price of two If you request a smart card from GWR,the tickets are stored on the card and can also be used if you also use cross crountry trains Think of your environment,these smart cards will stop those orange tickets needing to be printed Danger is…..strike currently planned on the Saturday with warning of disruption on the Sunday morning…..ideally, I’d be going on the train but think there could be delays on Sunday morning and so booked CATS at this stage. If strike is cancelled, I may still re-consider and go on the train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) Also getting the train last year saw us kettled outside the station before being herded onto buses (unlike Swansea who get the freedom of Bristol when they come here) which were nowhere when it was pouring with rain after the game Edited March 9, 2023 by East Londoner Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 When I done Swansea away in the past doive or coach. Did go by train years back to Glamorgan v Somerset, John Player league in Swansea. It was a Sunday and bloody slow trains changing at Cardiff . Not a fun journey. Top respect for those going COYR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Went to Cardiff last week and after that experience I won't be rushing back to Wales for a game, treated like a herd of cattle, can't get a pint anywhere except for the overpriced crap at the ground, you feel like a criminal for daring to go to a football match and as others have said when Cardiff and Swansea come here they go pretty much anywhere they want Inc Swansea drinking on the waterfront on a Friday afternoon fairly recently. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 32 minutes ago, weepywall said: Went to Cardiff last week and after that experience I won't be rushing back to Wales for a game, treated like a herd of cattle, can't get a pint anywhere except for the overpriced crap at the ground, you feel like a criminal for daring to go to a football match and as others have said when Cardiff and Swansea come here they go pretty much anywhere they want Inc Swansea drinking on the waterfront on a Friday afternoon fairly recently. Exactly this. Cardiff smashed up the toilets in the ground last season causing thousands of pounds of damage yet still get a free roam of Bristol. Meanwhile we were even denied entry to a Wetherspoons in Newport last weekend who had 2 bouncers on the door from 8am ready for us, luckily another pub was open at 9am that did let us in. If Avon and Somerset treated the Welsh how we get it off the Heddlu year on year they would be crying their eyes out about it being anti-Welsh xenophobia, and no doubt it would be all over “Wales Online”. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wealwayseatcheese Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Aaron-Bcfc said: Exactly this. Cardiff smashed up the toilets in the ground last season causing thousands of pounds of damage yet still get a free roam of Bristol. Meanwhile we were even denied entry to a Wetherspoons in Newport last weekend who had 2 bouncers on the door from 8am ready for us, luckily another pub was open at 9am that did let us in. If Avon and Somerset treated the Welsh how we get it off the Heddlu year on year they would be crying their eyes out about it being anti-Welsh xenophobia, and no doubt it would be all over “Wales Online”. Around 40 of us got into Gatekeeper Wetherspoons on Westgate street from 0900. Chepstow, Caldicot, FOD, Gloucester chaps. Not wrapped up like Bristol trains were. Always an option to get off at Severn Tunnel and get on Train from Birmingham Had a good drink and went mainly unnoticed as we were split over 2 floors on 10 different tables. There is a drink there if you plan ahead and don’t follow the herd. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) . Edited March 10, 2023 by AshtonGreat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmpowell Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 If my what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packman Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 I've been to Cardiff several times over the years and never had any problems getting a drink before or after the game, just have to be sensible. Don't walk with the crowd and don't try getting in pubs with doormen on. Went for a pint in the cambrian tap on the High Street before the game then went to several bars after the game before getting a train home about 9 o'clock. Easy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 5 hours ago, weepywall said: Went to Cardiff last week and after that experience I won't be rushing back to Wales for a game, treated like a herd of cattle, can't get a pint anywhere except for the overpriced crap at the ground, you feel like a criminal for daring to go to a football match and as others have said when Cardiff and Swansea come here they go pretty much anywhere they want Inc Swansea drinking on the waterfront on a Friday afternoon fairly recently. It's really shit, got to Cardiff and was told there were buses, didn't want to go to the ground and would have liked to have a look around the city. Walked off under the bridge only to be met by a bunch of hedlu intent on aggressively pushed everyone around, no one knew what was going on and for asking you got a nice strong push from a copper saying "don't spoil your day". It's already spoilt because of you! Then we were marched to the ground! What's the point in going to an away game if all you get to see is the lego stadium. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Wealwayseatcheese said: Around 40 of us got into Gatekeeper Wetherspoons on Westgate street from 0900. Chepstow, Caldicot, FOD, Gloucester chaps. Not wrapped up like Bristol trains were. Always an option to get off at Severn Tunnel and get on Train from Birmingham Had a good drink and went mainly unnoticed as we were split over 2 floors on 10 different tables. There is a drink there if you plan ahead and don’t follow the herd. Very good shout that. We were in the same spoons in Newport last season though and there weren’t many other city fans in there, there were no issues or trouble so not sure what their problem was this time. I’m surprised that one in Cardiff didn’t have bouncers on the doors as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wealwayseatcheese Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 13 minutes ago, Aaron-Bcfc said: Very good shout that. We were in the same spoons in Newport last season though and there weren’t many other city fans in there, there were no issues or trouble so not sure what their problem was this time. I’m surprised that one in Cardiff didn’t have bouncers on the doors as well. It did have 2 bouncers, on both doors majority of us were asked where from, some of us walked in while others were being questioned. Only 8 were from Bristol and they got in no problem by saying they were shopping as they had daughters with them it was only when we all gathered to leave in our Taxis that bouncers realised how many of us were in there and that we had pulled their pants right down. They were fine about it and off we went. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherrich Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wealwayseatcheese said: Around 40 of us got into Gatekeeper Wetherspoons on Westgate street from 0900. Chepstow, Caldicot, FOD, Gloucester chaps. Not wrapped up like Bristol trains were. Always an option to get off at Severn Tunnel and get on Train from Birmingham Had a good drink and went mainly unnoticed as we were split over 2 floors on 10 different tables. There is a drink there if you plan ahead and don’t follow the herd. Did/Used to do this route for Cardiff away. Got to keep away from the main Happy Clappers/Choirboys, keep a low profile, no colours (bit of S.Island maybe), enjoy a good drink prematch. Everyone knew the OB were gonna keep you out the pubs in Cardiff again. Common sense. Edited March 10, 2023 by fisherrich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 I have been to Swansea by train and fortunately my hell didn't get bent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted March 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 Can I just say that if you reserve your seats in advance on the 08:58am, this could tumble the GWR computer to think there are a hell of a lot of persons travelling on that 08:58. Maybe we(the computer says) should think about putting a football special on. BUY YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE,PLEASE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 Many getting the train to the game next Sunday? Still debating the best form of travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 Surprised not sold out yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted March 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 good news a special to and from Bristol Temple meads https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:V70744/2023-03-19/detailed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 18, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: good news a special to and from Bristol Temple meads https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:V70744/2023-03-19/detailed Any idea if a special service is is coming back too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redemption Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Return journey is 1536 from Swansea, which is also non stop from Swansea to Bristol Temple Meads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: good news a special to and from Bristol Temple meads https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:V70744/2023-03-19/detailed We are booked on the 858am from Parkway - anyone know if our tickets would be valid on this train? What time does the 3.36pm get back to BTM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redemption Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 1736 back at BTM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Fair warning if you're getting the 950 from Parkway that it is already over half an hour late due to signalling at Didcot, has been without heating since London, and cannot sell food or drink. Brilliant success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Olé said: Fair warning if you're getting the 950 from Parkway that it is already over half an hour late due to signalling at Didcot, has been without heating since London, and cannot sell food or drink. Brilliant success. OLe, Celebrating an away win today will far out way the issues on the way to the match. All the best to you faithful travelling today. Travel safe and sing so loud so I can hear you on the tele. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted March 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Not sure of the numbers on the football specials to and from Swansea,but can all those who did use the service and those who didn't, send a tweet to Great West western railway saying thank you for laying on the special train, With Cardiff and Swansea and ourselves being in the same division next year,similar specials might be arranged With Plymouth in a good position and possibly Bournemouth and Saints being relegated more footy specials could be on the way Send the tweet now before you forget,and I hope you all got your tickets issued from Parson Street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: Not sure of the numbers on the football specials to and from Swansea,but can all those who did use the service and those who didn't, send a tweet to Great West western railway saying thank you for laying on the special train, With Cardiff and Swansea and ourselves being in the same division next year,similar specials might be arranged With Plymouth in a good position and possibly Bournemouth and Saints being relegated more footy specials could be on the way Send the tweet now before you forget,and I hope you all got your tickets issued from Parson Street There was barely anyone on them because they were put on at very short notice and neither the club nor the police bothered to mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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