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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

There's engineering works on.

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.

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

"Stu Nipps like to party"

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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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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.

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