reading train

[lordswoodsaints]

what time train is everyone catching?

[SaintMilesie]

what time train is everyone catching?

 

11.00am mate up there for 12.00 then on the beer in town

[ladysaint]

Get the 4 for 2 deal which works out at £7.50 each on SW Trains you cant use the Virgin train service though. We are leaving about 11 as well.

[scott_saints]

10.12 from Beastleigh

[Jillyanne]

10.12 from Beastleigh

 

+1.

[Jillyanne]

Anyone know which pub/s to use or will it be a case of being escorted to the ground from the train!

[bungle]

Anyone know which pub/s to use or will it be a case of being escorted to the ground from the train!

 

lolz. Bloody long walk that'd be.

[bungle]

Leaving Bath at 0913, get to Reading at 1010. Will start in Three Guineas (hopefully watching RL World Cup Final) and then move on from there.

[Jillyanne]

lolz. Bloody long walk that'd be.

 

Having never been there, you could be more helpful.

[SaintMilesie]

Having never been there, you could be more helpful.

 

Hi the main away pub is the Three Guinness it is outside the railway station but I rekon it will be packed out,or take a 5 min walk into town to O'Neils or there is a Wetherspoons called Monks Retreat on Friar Street.

[bungle]

Having never been there, you could be more helpful.

 

The ground is 3 miles from the train station.

[Appy]

10:04 from Andover. Get in at 11, first beer at 11:05.

Edited 19 November, 2008 by Appy

[Andy_Porter]

Going to get the 10.14 train I think, there are 4 of us so we're just going to do the 4 for 2 deal hopefully. Anyone know how much that works out to for Reading and if they do the 4 for 2 on the day?

 

Cheers

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

I'm anticipating that there will be a OTT police presence again. Luckily, when my ticket is checked, it will say "Colchester"

[oldsarum]

Going to get the 10.14 train I think, there are 4 of us so we're just going to do the 4 for 2 deal hopefully. Anyone know how much that works out to for Reading and if they do the 4 for 2 on the day?

 

Cheers

 

 

4 for 2 deals are avaialbe on the day, however as Lady Saint states above they are not usable on cross country trains. So you need to use SW Trains up to Basingstoke and change there for locals Basingstoke trains 2 an hour going up (takes just under 30mins) up if you are using that particular deal.

[luke8588]

+1.

 

+about 20

[aqbadger]

10:04 from Andover. Get in at 11, first beer at 11:05.

 

Same as

[scott_saints]

+about 20

.....and the Prince beforehand?

[luke8588]

.....and the Prince beforehand?

 

it certantly is m8 brekkie at 9 train at 10.10 lol

 

hows it goin m8

[scott_saints]

it certantly is m8 brekkie at 9 train at 10.10 lol

 

hows it goin m8

Not bad, not bad!! Thought it was you as there wouldn't be many groups of 20 getting on the same train

 

Coley can't go now but Clifton's taken his place n' we're skipping the brekkie but meeting you lot at the station.

 

We're staying in Reading for a bit afterwards aswell (last train back quarter to 11)- my liver aint gonna like it!!

[Bucks Saint]

what time train is everyone catching?

 

About 10.45 (coz I live in Maidenhead)

 

Cant wait - bring it on (up until kick off at least)

[Hunty]

On the 0915 train, just booked it, arriving at 1004! An hour earlier than planned, but using the http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com site saved me a bit, 1 adult + 2 kids for £20, two single journeys instead of a return.

[bungle]

On the 0915 train, just booked it, arriving at 1004! An hour earlier than planned, but using the http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com site saved me a bit, 1 adult + 2 kids for £20, two single journeys instead of a return.

 

Damn, a whole 6 minutes before me! Hope the 3 Guineas opens at 10am as good place to meet people!

[Hunty]

Is a good pub, and buses leave from right outside the door if I remember rightly?

[bungle]

Is a good pub, and buses leave from right outside the door if I remember rightly?

 

Yup, although I will go off for a wander around town - don't want to spend 4.5 hours in the same place!

[Hatch]

Hi the main away pub is the Three Guinness it is outside the railway station but I rekon it will be packed out,or take a 5 min walk into town to O'Neils or there is a Wetherspoons called Monks Retreat on Friar Street.

 

ahhh, the Monks Retreat, nightmares are all flooding back..

[Andy_Porter]

4 for 2 deals are avaialbe on the day, however as Lady Saint states above they are not usable on cross country trains. So you need to use SW Trains up to Basingstoke and change there for locals Basingstoke trains 2 an hour going up (takes just under 30mins) up if you are using that particular deal.

 

Thanks mate, will just head down there on the day then.

 

Any ideas what times the trains leave from Southampton central?

 

I did look on the website, way too confusing for me..

[oldsarum]

Don't know times from Southampton as going from Salisbury, but trains from Basingstoke to Reading leave at 07 and 37 if thats any help and take 24 mins.

[bungle]

ahhh, the Monks Retreat, nightmares are all flooding back..

 

Should I go for a pint in this particular hostelry?

[ladysaint]

Thanks mate, will just head down there on the day then.

 

Any ideas what times the trains leave from Southampton central?

 

I did look on the website, way too confusing for me..

 

Its the London trains so quite frequent but need to change at Winchester and/or Basingstoke.

[Andy_Porter]

Its the London trains so quite frequent but need to change at Winchester and/or Basingstoke.

 

Cheers.

[Hatch]

Should I go for a pint in this particular hostelry?

 

It's not the pub, the dodgy staff are the problem

[bungle]

It's not the pub, the dodgy staff are the problem

 

Sounds exciting.

[onthemarch]

anyone got a spare ticket for tomorrow they want to sell

[Neil]

Getting to Reading at 12.00, then will be getting seriously on it (if the pubs aren't already full with Saints!).

[samski saint]

11:15 From Soton

[bungle]

It's not the pub, the dodgy staff are the problem

 

We got kicked out as one of our party called the barman a "f*cking jobsworth"!

[SaintMilesie]

Going to get the 10.14 train I think, there are 4 of us so we're just going to do the 4 for 2 deal hopefully. Anyone know how much that works out to for Reading and if they do the 4 for 2 on the day?

 

Cheers

 

Got the 11.15 up, anyone else those skates who tried to board the train at Soton Airport Parkway, the train was packed with saints fans. What planet are they on.

[Hunty]

We got kicked out as one of our party called the barman a "f*cking jobsworth"!

 

Wahay! I was told to leave after calling the barman a pr*ck for letting me stand waiting with my son for 2 minutes before he said no kids allowed!

[bungle]

Wahay! I was told to leave after calling the barman a pr*ck for letting me stand waiting with my son for 2 minutes before he said no kids allowed!

 

Ah. Same reason then. One of our party had kids, and we went to the bar and the barman said we couldn't order drinks until we'd all sat down and ordered food, even though they'd found a table for the kids (right in the corner) and the kids were reading the menu. Probably the same idiot.