Travel Aston Villa (A) Sat 10th Oct, 15:00

[hobbsy]

I hope the Avanti West Coast line from Euston won't be affected

This doesn't look good


View: https://x.com/ChimeWhistle/status/2104970225439449564

 

[JANORAK]

Why? No station staff? Short platforms? Curved platforms? All of these?

 

[nick logan]

booked from marylebone - moor st so i need a new journey i guess ?

 

[LostBee]

Why? No station staff? Short platforms? Curved platforms? All of these?

Basically they just fancied a couple of Saturdays off work.

 

[Jay Bee]

booked from marylebone - moor st so i need a new journey i guess ?

I suppose wait for news about whether there's a limited service running, as there may be.
I have not read the details of this strike btw... I am travelling up on Friday

 

[South Acton Bee]

Well Car looks like a good plan now bet the m40 and m5 and m6 so different that day

 

[BEESRULE]

booked from marylebone - moor st so i need a new journey i guess ?

I am High Wycombe -Moor Street up Friday morning so that will be ok, but back last faster train on Saturday. Going back via New Street not an option for a very boring reason, so going to hope for the best! If not, extra night in Birmingham it is!

 

[hobbsy]

booked from marylebone - moor st so i need a new journey i guess ?

Hold fire, don't worry for now. I'll keep checking the timetable and update here.

I'm on the 09:02 from Marylebone.

 

[nick logan]

Hold fire, don't worry for now. I'll keep checking the timetable and update here.

I'm on the 09:02 from Marylebone.

on the one hour before

 

[hobbsy]

on the one hour before

Remember new rules mean that you can travel on other trains including Avanti if your train is cancelled.

 

[unBEEliveable]

Hold fire, don't worry for now. I'll keep checking the timetable and update here.

I'm on the 09:02 from Marylebone.

Remember new rules mean that you can travel on other trains including Avanti if your train is cancelled.

booked from marylebone - moor st so i need a new journey i guess ?

Latest I can find is the following:

What the strike means for Chiltern services

The full effect of the walkouts is still to be confirmed. A Department for Transport spokesperson said most services were expected to run, and the department said Chiltern expects nearly all of its trains to operate.

So hopefully that’s proved to be the case

 

[hobbsy]

Latest I can find is the following:

What the strike means for Chiltern services

The full effect of the walkouts is still to be confirmed. A Department for Transport spokesperson said most services were expected to run, and the department said Chiltern expects nearly all of its trains to operate.

So hopefully that’s proved to be the case

Yes, it's quite complicated but from what I can find there is no guard requirement from Marylebone to Banbury.

Guards are required Banbury to Birmingham, managers have been trained as contingency Train Managers, so they will be drafted in.

 

[Banana]

Yes, it's quite complicated but from what I can find there is no guard requirement from Marylebone to Banbury.

Guards are required Banbury to Birmingham, managers have been trained as contingency Train Managers, so they will be drafted in.

Is this union agreements? The stock is the same, right? Or are platforms very curvy north of Banbury?

 

[hobbsy]

Is this union agreements? The stock is the same, right? Or are platforms very curvy north of Banbury?

Yes, originally the route only ran from Marylebone to Banbury, the route wasn't popular and it was agreed by the Unions to not have a guard,but when they extended from Banbury to Birmingham they insisted on Guards.

There's a depot in Banbury too, so that probably has something to do with it.

 

[Edmundo]

This won’t affect trains from Euston to New Street, will it?

 

[hobbsy]

This won’t affect trains from Euston to New Street, will it?

No, they will be fine.

 

[heebeegeebee]

Remember new rules mean that you can travel on other trains including Avanti if your train is cancelled.

Does that include the orient express?

 

[LongLostBee]

Does that include the orient express?

Probably not since it doesn't operate in this country...

 

[hobbsy]

Does that include the orient express?

That's just the Central Line right?

 

[Griffin]

also doesn't affect Cross Country from Reading does it? Apart from potentially disrupted customer jumping on cross country trains if their original trip is cancelled.

 

[hobbsy]

also doesn't affect Cross Country from Reading does it? Apart from potentially disrupted customer jumping on cross country trains if their original trip is cancelled.

You can expect the usual reliable service from Cross Country

 

[heebeegeebee]

Probably not since it doesn't operate in this country...

Well it did say any train.

 

[LP_Brentford]

Has anyone found any away pub near Villa Park in recent years?

If we could get a pint somewhere, I’d rather we wait for the queues to die down before heading for Aston or Witton station.

 

[unBEEliveable]

Looks like things will be fine on Saturday for the Marylebone route

 

[johndub]

Presumably Euston’s not affected?

 

[johndub]

Train cancellations on Saturday mean that unless you manage to make the 17.05 from Witton to New Street after the game, the next train isn’t until 17.55. Cue long queues for both.

 

[hobbsy]

Train cancellations on Saturday mean that unless you manage to make the 17.05 from Witton to New Street after the game, the next train isn’t until 17.55. Cue long queues for both.

Walk and Bus

 

[nick logan]

Train cancellations on Saturday mean that unless you manage to make the 17.05 from Witton to New Street after the game, the next train isn’t until 17.55. Cue long queues for both.

Grab a #can from shop opposite the queue for Witton , walk towards town and get bus or taxi

 

[hobbsy]

Train cancellations on Saturday mean that unless you manage to make the 17.05 from Witton to New Street after the game, the next train isn’t until 17.55. Cue long queues for both.

Shed loads of trains in the timetable, where are you seeing the cancellations ?

 

[BeeInSW19]

Presumably Euston’s not affected?

 

[EalingBrum Bee]

I think I will leave home around 1:55 pm; that should give me enough time to grab a coffee and get to my seat with several minutes to spare.

 

[Old B]

I think I will leave home around 1:55 pm; that should give me enough time to grab a coffee and get to my seat with several minutes to spare.

FFS, who has coffee before a game!

 

[LostBee]

Just fantastic to see that all trains from Brighton to London on Saturday are diverted via Horsham, adding an extra hour to my journey each way.

A big thank you as always to the ****s running Southern.

 

[nick logan]

FFS, who has coffee before a game!

im leaving home at 6 to get to brum pub at 10 !

 

[hobbsy]

Just fantastic to see that all trains from Brighton to London on Saturday are diverted via Horsham, adding an extra hour to my journey each way.

A big thank you as always to the ****s running Southern.

It's Via Littlehampton, probably quicker to get the Replacement Bus to Three Bridges.

 

[LostBee]

Probably quicker to get the Replacement Bus to Three Bridges.

After the sh*tshow with rail replacement buses that made me arrive at the Bournemouth game 30 mins after kick off, I think I'll give that a miss.

 

[Griffingreen]

I think I will leave home around 1:55 pm; that should give me enough time to grab a coffee and get to my seat with several minutes to spare.

Local game for me too, will also have a coffee as I'll be driving

 

[johndub]

Shed loads of trains in the timetable, where are you seeing the cancellations ?

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I received this email this morning. I then checked the timetable and there were no trains shown after 17.05 until 17.55.

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Your scheduled journey to London Euston onSaturday, 10 October 2026 has been affected by a time change.

We’re sorry and we know how frustrating it is when these things happen, and we’ll do everything we can to help

You can use your current ticket to travel on the two services before or after that are departing from Witton (West Midlands), provided you’re still within any relevant Operator and time conditions of your ticket (e.g. Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak). Go to “My Bookings” to find out the conditions of your ticket.

No longer want to travel? We get it. You can cancel your journey now and get a full fee-free refund.

For refunds, sign in and go to ‘Manage my booking’ in our app or online. In our app, you’ll find it in ‘My Tickets’.

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[johndub]

Shed loads of trains in the timetable, where are you seeing the cancellations ?

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I just checked again now and the timetable is as you’ve shown it.

Strange!

 

[johndub]

My fault. It’s the connection at New Street that’s changed. Apologies.

 

[BeeInSW19]

My fault. It’s the connection at New Street that’s changed. Apologies.

Sorry, what do you mean, exactly? Connections from New Street to Euston?

 

[Jay Bee]

I think he means he has a booking from Witton to Euston and the journey planner didn't show every possible Witton to New Street service, just one for each connecting service.

 

[johndub]

Sorry, what do you mean, exactly? Connections from New Street to Euston?

Yes. Connections from New Street to Euston.

 

[WarrenBee]

At least HS2 will put an end to all this nonsense!!!

 

[EalingBrum Bee]

Local game for me too, will also have a coffee as I'll be driving

Train for me. Moseley Village - New St, New St - Witton.

 

[EalingBrum Bee]

FFS, who has coffee before a game!

I don't drink tea.

 

[nick logan]

I don't drink tea.

8 pints of strongbow ?

 

[petsknee]

I don't drink tea.

Hop tea, a.k.a. German tea, a.k.a. beer

 

[ruislip bee]

Hop tea, a.k.a. German tea, a.k.a. beer

Traditional English Ale?

 

[petsknee]

Traditional English Ale?

Love it. Chewy...