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Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

There is one direct train back to London from Hull after the game, 19:09 - 21:39.
£31.50 at the moment, without railcards.

Unless you want to rush and get the 16:36 ... but you don't want to do that.

Plenty of other options changing at Doncaster, about 3 hours 15 each way.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

It's the day after the clocks go back, so an extra hour to get there.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

If you are easily stressed you might want to avoid getting Hull Trains there on Sunday morning even though it is direct.

In one previous experience when a train was cancelled, instead of agreeing that LNER would honour their tickets, they put all the passengers on a hastily arranged coach from Doncaster to Peterborough.... or you could wait 2 hours for the next Hull train.
I appreciate that sort of disruption is unlikely but if you're counting down the hours to a 2pm kick off, booking an LNER train with many other LNER trains running to Doncaster as backup is "safer".
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Jay Bee said:
If you are easily stressed you might want to avoid getting Hull Trains there on Sunday morning even though it is direct.

In one previous experience when a train was cancelled, instead of agreeing that LNER would honour their tickets, they put all the passengers on a hastily arranged coach from Doncaster to Peterborough.... or you could wait 2 hours for the next Hull train.
I appreciate that sort of disruption is unlikely but if you're counting down the hours to a 2pm kick off, booking an LNER train with many other LNER trains running to Doncaster as backup is "safer".
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Yes I’ll be going via Donny
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Hotel booked :sorted:
Will probably drive
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Jay Bee said:
If you are easily stressed you might want to avoid getting Hull Trains there on Sunday morning even though it is direct.

In one previous experience when a train was cancelled, instead of agreeing that LNER would honour their tickets, they put all the passengers on a hastily arranged coach from Doncaster to Peterborough.... or you could wait 2 hours for the next Hull train.
I appreciate that sort of disruption is unlikely but if you're counting down the hours to a 2pm kick off, booking an LNER train with many other LNER trains running to Doncaster as backup is "safer".
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Hull trains are an Open Access operator, so they never agree to ticket share as they are not compelled to by the government.

Same would happen with Lumo and Grand Central.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

hobbsy said:
Hull trains are an Open Access operator, so they never agree to ticket share as they are not compelled to by the government.
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"Hull Trains recorded a pre-tax profit of £12.2 million on a turnover of £50.5 million for the financial year ending March 31, 2025"

That's massive amount of profit. Licence to 2032 too. Ker-ching.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Banana said:
"Hull Trains recorded a pre-tax profit of £12.2 million on a turnover of £50.5 million for the financial year ending March 31, 2025"

That's massive amount of profit. Licence to 2032 too. Ker-ching.
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That's why the ORR are inundated with applications for more OA routes, but routing is a big problem.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

hobbsy said:
That's why the ORR are inundated with applications for more OA routes, but routing is a big problem.
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Indeed. Needs to stop and profits for #routesLikeHull need to feed into the public purse.

Bananas that the governement is funding various train operators whereas private companies on other routes are making money hand over fist.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

hobbsy said:
Hull trains are an Open Access operator, so they never agree to ticket share as they are not compelled to by the government.

Same would happen with Lumo and Grand Central.
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That makes sense from their perspective, but on that occasion there were dozens of people waiting to get from A to B and ticket sharing would have been one way to solve the problem.
it was incredibly frustrating to be told I'd have to wait two hours when there were multiple other trains heading to London. I'd suggest it's a reason to avoid booking Hull Trains over LNER unless you have to.
Someone else told me the other day that train companies don't even pay for their own Delay Repay, it comes from the public purse... so they're not financially punished for their own bad service?
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Jay Bee said:
That makes sense from their perspective, but on that occasion there were dozens of people waiting to get from A to B and ticket sharing would have been one way to solve the problem.
it was incredibly frustrating to be told I'd have to wait two hours when there were multiple other trains heading to London. I'd suggest it's a reason to avoid booking Hull Trains over LNER unless you have to.
Someone else told me the other day that train companies don't even pay for their own Delay Repay, it comes from the public purse... so they're not financially punished for their own bad service?
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Re: Delay Repay, the train operator pays if it's their fault, eg. Train crew, broken down train. If it's Network Rail / signals / track or another company then it is charged to the government.

I suppose it's possible the government could reduce the subsidy rather than make them ToC pay directly.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Someone work out how I get to Hull from Gloucester, when I checked trains I had to leave on Sat
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

RT said:
Someone work out how I get to Hull from Gloucester, when I checked trains I had to leave on Sat
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Can't see anything for you direct, the first Cross Country train is at 10.01 changing at Sheffield but doesn't get to Hull until 14.15.

If you are able to drive to Birmingham you can get the 9.03 which would get you there at 12.15
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

08:57 up and 16:36 back booked, not ideal time train back but didnt fancy changing or waiting till gone 7.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Jay Bee said:
That makes sense from their perspective, but on that occasion there were dozens of people waiting to get from A to B and ticket sharing would have been one way to solve the problem.
it was incredibly frustrating to be told I'd have to wait two hours when there were multiple other trains heading to London. I'd suggest it's a reason to avoid booking Hull Trains over LNER unless you have to.
Someone else told me the other day that train companies don't even pay for their own Delay Repay, it comes from the public purse... so they're not financially punished for their own bad service?
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yes, it is not good that the government doesn't make them pay for their f*** ups
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Out: KGX 09:03 - DON 10:41 | DON 11:04 - HUL 12:12 [£37.00 Advanced]
Return: HUL 16:51 - DON 17:59 | DON 18:18 - KGX 20:01 [£29.70 Advanced]
Had some LNER vouchers that brought it down to £59.72. Tolerable.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Saturday night at the Gilson Hotel £50. Trains up and back via London. The 16.36 is well makeable..
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

hobbsy said:
Can't see anything for you direct, the first Cross Country train is at 10.01 changing at Sheffield but doesn't get to Hull until 14.15.

If you are able to drive to Birmingham you can get the 9.03 which would get you there at 12.15
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Blimey, might be easier to just drive to Chiswick and stay with the folks the night before and do a bit of WFH on the Monday
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Sad, in a way, to say we’ve decided it’s too far to drive, with an early start from deepest Somerset and my son needing to work Mondays. We’ve done many trips to the <your initials here> stadium, plus Boothferry Park before that (one memorable for Bernie Watson and Sarge!). Good luck to those making the effort, though!
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

few booked on train
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Up there for 3 nights😳👀….proper holiday destination.💪😀🤣 nothing will beat the turnout we had there about late 00s though (lost 2-0) and virtually everyone there was a chap in about 300 in the away end….the scenes before and after were legendary 😱😱🥳😉😂
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

What’s the most popular train option for this one lads?
 
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Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Not travel ......is there still a limitation on how many away tickets can be purchased by one person assuming the group have the required taps ?
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

w7 bee said:
Not travel ......is there still a limitation on how many away tickets can be purchased by one person assuming the group have the required taps ?
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No , but they need to be in your faf group afaik
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

w7 bee said:
Not travel ......is there still a limitation on how many away tickets can be purchased by one person assuming the group have the required taps ?
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I don’t think this one will require any taps and might be the same as Villa; it’s quite far away , during half term so most might be away in holiday
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

When do we reckon match tickets go on sale for this one guys?
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

w7 bee said:
Not travel ......is there still a limitation on how many away tickets can be purchased by one person assuming the group have the required taps ?
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It's usually a maximum of six per transaction, as well as every person needing to be qualifying.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Jay Bee said:
It's usually a maximum of six per transaction, as well as every person needing to be qualifying.
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Yeh , thats what i experienced a couple of aeasons ago , wondered if anything had changed .
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

w7 bee said:
Yeh , thats what i experienced a couple of aeasons ago , wondered if anything had changed .
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Unlikely, it's a club policy rather than a limitation.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

After last night I’ve managed to talk the wife away from our planned half term holiday in the Cotswolds to a hull and Sunderland mega break 😂
Get involved Brentford. 🐝

After over 20 years it will be mrs nocoats 2nd and 3rd away game. First one was Bournemouth on New Year’s Day when fatty fletcher scored a hat trick against us
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

hobbsy said:
Hull trains are an Open Access operator, so they never agree to ticket share as they are not compelled to by the government.

Same would happen with Lumo and Grand Central.
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Not any more ! 🥳 Assuming that link I posted the other day applies here ??
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Right how do I sell Hull to the missus, she’s not buying that Hull is a top 10 city in the UK now 🤣
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Baubaul said:
Right how do I sell Hull to the missus, she’s not buying that Hull is a top 10 city in the UK now 🤣
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It’s had a lot of work done since we were last there, for one thing Clive Sullivan Way, the A63 and effectively the other end of the M62 is free of roadworks for the first time in my living memory of being in the North (20 years)

There was a lot of tarting up done for the city of culture a few years ago, and although the city is a bit rough and has suffered from the fishing industry collapse, there are some great boozers.

Hull has a long interesting history and they do try to make a thing of it. William Wilberforce etc. I like the people, funny (especially with that accent!!! “There’s a fern curl from Turkeeyooo” “errr nurrrr snurrr” “kerkercurler”. Have a guess at translations 😂)

Bit further afield Withernsea is an old fashioned seaside town, and Beverley is a beautiful little market town.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Chorlton Bee said:
It’s had a lot of work done since we were last there, for one thing Clive Sullivan Way, the A63 and effectively the other end of the M62 is free of roadworks for the first time in my living memory of being in the North (20 years)

There was a lot of tarting up done for the city of culture a few years ago, and although the city is a bit rough and has suffered from the fishing industry collapse, there are some great boozers.

Hull has a long interesting history and they do try to make a thing of it. William Wilberforce etc. I like the people, funny (especially with that accent!!! “There’s a fern curl from Turkeeyooo” “errr nurrrr snurrr” “kerkercurler”. Have a guess at translations 😂)

Bit further afield Withernsea is an old fashioned seaside town, and Beverley is a beautiful little market town.
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There's a phone call from Turkey? No sir? Coca Cola? I'm f***ed if I know!
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Chorlton Bee said:
Well done, middle one is “oh no!! Snow!!” 😝
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I have a friend from Dudley, so have some experience in translating unintelligible English.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

hairman said:
I have a friend from Dudley, so have some experience in translating unintelligible English.
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When I say he's from Dudley, I mean Doodlye.
 

Hull City (A) Sun 25th Oct, 14:00

Chorlton Bee said:
It’s had a lot of work done since we were last there, for one thing Clive Sullivan Way, the A63 and effectively the other end of the M62 is free of roadworks for the first time in my living memory of being in the North (20 years)

There was a lot of tarting up done for the city of culture a few years ago, and although the city is a bit rough and has suffered from the fishing industry collapse, there are some great boozers.

Hull has a long interesting history and they do try to make a thing of it. William Wilberforce etc. I like the people, funny (especially with that accent!!! “There’s a fern curl from Turkeeyooo” “errr nurrrr snurrr” “kerkercurler”. Have a guess at translations 😂)

Bit further afield Withernsea is an old fashioned seaside town, and Beverley is a beautiful little market town.
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“There’s a phone call from Turkey?” “er not sure” whatnowcaller?🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
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