Ciderhead433 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 16/12/2023 at 13:13, BigTone said: £2,674.89 Done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Closest DLR station to the London Stadium which is more useful after the game due to restrictions put in place in the Olympic park and at Westfield is Pudding Mill Lane and only a 5 minute walk from the away end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Regarding the Elizabeth line in General its like a rocket, still think its worth it to travel paddington to stratford on the elizabeth line 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: Regarding the Elizabeth line in General its like a rocket, still think its worth it to travel paddington to stratford on the elizabeth line yes takes 32 minutes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Ziderarmy said: Absolutely ridiculous price and hence why public transport in this country is seen as a joke. I didn't think that was too bad. 95 notes for me and my son combined. If I drove up, petrol, parking and potentially ulez congestion charge....it wouldn't be far off that? Edited December 17, 2023 by Tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Tomo said: I didn't think that was too bad. 95 notes for me and my son combined. If I drove up, petrol, parking and potentially ulez congestion charge....it wouldn't be far off that? And less hassle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Tomo said: I didn't think that was too bad. 95 notes for me and my son combined. If I drove up, petrol, parking and potentially ulez congestion charge....it wouldn't be far off that? If you look to use the train for away trips regularly with your son, you should look at getting a friends and family railcard. I paid around £50 for me and my son’s return for West Ham. The savings made that day cover the price of the railcard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Betty Swallocks said: If you look to use the train for away trips regularly with your son, you should look at getting a friends and family railcard. I paid around £50 for me and my son’s return for West Ham. The savings made that day cover the price of the railcard. Tbf, I don't do a massive amount of away trips nowadays due to my son's morning footy commitments but that's a good idea for others. I think I could have got the trip for £80 but I wanted an open return which bumped up the cost a bit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 24 minutes ago, Tomo said: Tbf, I don't do a massive amount of away trips nowadays due to my son's morning footy commitments but that's a good idea for others. I think I could have got the trip for £80 but I wanted an open return which bumped up the cost a bit.... Honestly they are great, usually use the rail card for 2/3 away games a year and then some summer trips with the rest of the family. Open return when there’s 1000’s trying make their way back to Paddington isn’t a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54-46 Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Quick walk round the corner from Paddington to Lancaster Gate and on the Central Line straight to Stratford - 20 minutes ish. Elizabeth Line is decent but they seem to get a lot of problems and delays on it lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 RMT have called UNDERGROUND strikes starting on Friday 5th January. This should not effect the main line trains heading into London Paddington It could/might effect the journey from Paddington to Stratford. Not sure how easy it is to get across London using the bus or maybe a taxi ride The london based boys would have a better idea Its a ten mile, one hour duration if you go across London by taxi not sure of the cost though As i have stated if your going by train,get them reservations in early Don't forget there is extended journeys times as the trains are being diverted via Westbury(Wilts) and newbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 22, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: RMT have called UNDERGROUND strikes starting on Friday 5th January. This should not effect the main line trains heading into London Paddington It could/might effect the journey from Paddington to Stratford. Not sure how easy it is to get across London using the bus or maybe a taxi ride The london based boys would have a better idea Its a ten mile, one hour duration if you go across London by taxi not sure of the cost though As i have stated if your going by train,get them reservations in early Don't forget there is extended journeys times as the trains are being diverted via Westbury(Wilts) and newbury Looking ominous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsaw Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: RMT have called UNDERGROUND strikes starting on Friday 5th January. This should not effect the main line trains heading into London Paddington It could/might effect the journey from Paddington to Stratford. Not sure how easy it is to get across London using the bus or maybe a taxi ride The london based boys would have a better idea Its a ten mile, one hour duration if you go across London by taxi not sure of the cost though As i have stated if your going by train,get them reservations in early Don't forget there is extended journeys times as the trains are being diverted via Westbury(Wilts) and newbury Believe the Elizabeth line is only on strike on the 12 January, It's different to the rest of the tube network union wise so not always stopped by strikes on the rest of the underground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 I'm on the 10am train from Temple Meads... Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 You could get the National Express to Victoria? Less of a tube/bus/uber from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 I’m at a loss here….why are the trains 2+ hours from BTM, but only one or two stops to Paddington not the usual five? Engineering works? A very slow moving train for us all then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 25 minutes ago, petehinton said: I’m at a loss here….why are the trains 2+ hours from BTM, but only one or two stops to Paddington not the usual five? Engineering works? A very slow moving train for us all then! Engineering work, trains going via Westbury and Newbury not Swindon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 ATM I’m pretty sure the Elizabethan line will be fine on that Sunday. I did that journey back in the summer and it’s very quick and very easy. The E. Line station is on the right hand side of Paddington as you get off the train then it’s just 19 minutes to Stratford. We’ll know exactly what’s going on in the days leading up to the match, if anything changes and the EL is out of action we’ll put alternative options here then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted December 25, 2023 Report Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 22/12/2023 at 12:14, Never to the dark side said: RMT have called UNDERGROUND strikes starting on Friday 5th January. This should not effect the main line trains heading into London Paddington It could/might effect the journey from Paddington to Stratford. Not sure how easy it is to get across London using the bus or maybe a taxi ride The london based boys would have a better idea Its a ten mile, one hour duration if you go across London by taxi not sure of the cost though As i have stated if your going by train,get them reservations in early Don't forget there is extended journeys times as the trains are being diverted via Westbury(Wilts) and newbury Bus 205 goes from Paddington to Bow Church via most mainline terminus north of the river. From there the DLR is one stop to pudding mill lane which is the closest station to the away end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted December 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 REPLY FROM LONDON TRANSPORT Thank you for your feedback form of 17 December about your enquiry concerning running the Elizabeth Line from Bristol to Stratford in January. Upon further investigation, regrettably, this is not possible for a number of reasons. For special services to be run it has to be commissioned by Network Rail and it would need significant funding, it could even require the football club to contribute toward special services. You could approach both Network Rail and the football club to gather interest and we may be able to take a further look into this in the future. Apologies for any inconvenience and frustration caused. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Town Posted December 28, 2023 Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: REPLY FROM LONDON TRANSPORT Thank you for your feedback form of 17 December about your enquiry concerning running the Elizabeth Line from Bristol to Stratford in January. Upon further investigation, regrettably, this is not possible for a number of reasons. For special services to be run it has to be commissioned by Network Rail and it would need significant funding, it could even require the football club to contribute toward special services. You could approach both Network Rail and the football club to gather interest and we may be able to take a further look into this in the future. Apologies for any inconvenience and frustration caused. Please tell me that this is a wind up and you did not genuinely email them? What did you expect, a reply saying of course we will provide you with as many trains as you want as you randomly contacted us? This is another heading for the classics section 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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