Boycie Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Thatchers Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Wish I was going to football but me and family going into london today. I live about 30 miles from central london and driving there and back will cost under a tenner in petrol and take about an hour each way. Getting train would cost about 40-50 quid plus parking at station. A season ticket into London on train is 4-5k per year whereas my petrol for a similar length journey is under half that. How did we end up in this situation where driving is often quicker and cheaper than the mass transit train? Bet that hs2 train will be dirt cheap. I agree. £85 if I got the train down from Nottingham today. Would cost me £45 in petrol at 12p a mile in my company car. Half the price. Would also take me a third less time to get there. Not really a compelling argument for using public transport is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexxxxx Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Good idea that Rammieib. I've always though they should reintroduce the football specials tbh. As a club i'm sure we could strike up some kind of deal with East Midlands Trains and utilize one of the many **** trains sat just outside Derby station. Introduce an all encompassing away membership which gets you priority on tickets + discounts on roadrider/ramaway and watch our away numbers soar... arent they a sponsor too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich3478 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 £40 petrol can be between four or five as well. Train for five would be well over £300! Ridiculous really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Public transportl abroad is loads cheaper. But! It's probably owned by the state. Don't get me started! (Daveo'll be off again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archram Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 One of the few advantages of being a little old lady! With my railcard, Bournemouth to Brighton return was £30.20. Bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 One of the few advantages of being a little old lady! With my railcard, Bournemouth to Brighton return was £30.20. Bargain!did you get me some train numbers m'lady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archram Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 did you get me some train numbers m'lady? I knew there was something else I had to do - I was so excited by it all I clean forgot! Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardifframs Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Well, there's always a risk that a fellow Derby fan could be a "wrong un" Nice window licking service Just make sure,they sit on other side of car,for rtn journey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 did you get me some train numbers m'lady? Here's some numbers for you Boycie. The 10.25 service will now turn up sometime after 10.30 cos it's late. Good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I used to car share for England matches while Wembley was closed. Always worked well apart from the time we left someone at St James' Park after a Wednesday night match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 You didn"t notice you were missing a body? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 You didn"t notice you were missing a body? Lol Yeah but when he failed to arrive at meeting point and after an hour of driving round ground decided to leave him! Later found out he got home by trains, arriving home at 7am after sleeping at Crewe station! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Was this in the day before mobiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 My battery died! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Yes it is a problem. I want to do Yeovil away which is a week on Saturday however the train costs over £80 for a return. There is the Roadrider which is £28 but I'll end up spending a total of eight hours on the bloody coach and it won't give me enough time for a pre-match and post-match pint. The last alternative is car-pooling. They SHOULD bring back the football special but the problem is the train companies are too concerned about health and safety and making profits rather than providing an affordable train service for ordinary football fans. I guess it just needs better organisation from fans. We have the access to do it through forums and Twitter. So then, who's driving to Yeovil? Petrol money of £20-25? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 i am going on the coach with my dad it probley only time about 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 and bus leaves at 8:45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Which bus are you going on B4? Going to be 4 hours at least, normally 3 and a half when I've been in the car, plus a stop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 roadrider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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