braintree

boyliegladbach · Post by **boyliegladbach** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:09 pm

last year i got a train to braintree from liverpool st, i was booking rail tickets earlier for a few games but cant get direct to braintree. It says ive got to go to billericay on train then a bus to witham then train to braintree.

am i doing something wrong? or has the line to braintree been destroyed?

can any travel experts help me

Lancaster Branch · Post by **Lancaster Branch** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:37 pm

There's engineering works on.

boyliegladbach · Post by **boyliegladbach** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:43 pm

Lancaster Branch wrote:There's engineering works on.

till october, bloody useless!! do they not know Barrow are playing.

just searched it and found out about it , thanks dave

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/managed/s ... Witham.pdf

Edited just seen on news theres a bloody lion on the loose in essex as well apparantly, last thing i want is me wandering around drunk looking for a bus to billericay and bumping into it.

bafctimmy · Post by **bafctimmy** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:05 pm

Fancy this one this season as couldn't make it in Jan, plus it's on Nipples birthday.

"Stu Nipps like to party"

BigDan · Post by **BigDan** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:06 pm

Planning on doing the same journey, any idea how much longer it is due to take? cant see anything on the website?

John Very Little · Post by **John Very Little** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:42 pm

BigDan wrote:Planning on doing the same journey, any idea how much longer it is due to take? cant see anything on the website?

Last season I think we set off at 6.30 and arrived there at about 12.45 so I presume we'll be setting off at the same time again this season. There was a reasonable pub across from the ground - The Orange Tree it was called, as well as a Wetherspoons in the centre that a few also went to.

barrowaberdeen · Post by **barrowaberdeen** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:51 pm

6am John pleeese. If we are going that far, need a bit of time in the gaff.

Bath last year when we got there are 12 was a good laugh.

I fancy doing this one, hopefully with lad if the offer thingy's on again.

GTBLUE · Post by **GTBLUE** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 6:16 pm

"Remenber the reason why you are going"!!!!!!!!

John Very Little · Post by **John Very Little** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:03 am

barrowaberdeen wrote:6am John pleeese. If we are going that far, need a bit of time in the gaff.
Bath last year when we got there are 12 was a good laugh.
I fancy doing this one, hopefully with lad if the offer thingy's on again.

You'll have to ask Kieran about the price and set off time!!!

I don't remember us being at Bath as early as 12.00, I thought it was about 12.30 but it was a good day that one.
As Braintree is such a long journey that the ISC will probably lose money on I wouldn't expect any child discount (if there is one) to be as low as £10 especially if adults will have to pay £30-£35.
In addition you also have to remember that the earlier the set-off time the more hours the drivers have to be paid for, so the bigger the cost for the bus and even with 2 drivers there is a maximum number of hours they are allowed to be on a shift for - with 2 of the Eastbourne trips a 3rd driver met the bus on the way back.

barrowaberdeen · Post by **barrowaberdeen** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:54 pm

Yeh I forgot you'd packed in the running of stuff Tidds, and fair point about driver hours.

I wouldn't expect any discounted price to be £10, when adults are paying £35. Somewhere between 15 and 20 maybe..

Tamworth was a really enjoyable trip on the bus, I can't afford Ebbsfleet and work and money are both scuppering Wrexham. So by Braintree I'll be chomping at the bit.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:31 pm

To be honest I doubt we'll be able to offer any sort of discount for a trip as long as Braintree, definitely not as low as even £20.

These sorts of trips have been touch and go everyime for the last couple of seasons, so some paying a discounted rate would probably mean we'd struggle even further.

barrowaberdeen · Post by **barrowaberdeen** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:06 pm

Shame pal, I think that's four young uns who were keen after Tamworth won't be able to go.

But I understand the reasons

Holkerbird · Post by **Holkerbird** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:30 am

Re: braintree

by Kieran » Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:31 pm

To be honest I doubt we'll be able to offer any sort of discount for a trip as long as Braintree, definitely not as low as even £20.

These sorts of trips have been touch and go everyime for the last couple of seasons, so some paying a discounted rate would probably mean we'd struggle even further.

Sorry to bang on about this Kieran but if we have a coach with four empty seats wouldn't it be better to get £40 for them rather than nothing. Those lads wern't a minutes bother last week and enjoyed their trip out and gave the team support.
Travelling fans of the future when us old 'uns are no longer around.

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Post by **Ste Story** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:50 am

Braintree will be well attended with it being Stu's birthday, so I'd say £15-20 for the young uns if they fancy it could work, obviously up to you's though.

Bingo · Post by **Bingo** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:36 am

is there a coach going to Ebsfleet .. quite fancy this on the coach