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Worcester to London via Stafford ?Son and mates caught a train from Worcester station to London this morning. Just had a message showing their position at the moment ....they are still on the train , but it's sitting in Stafford Station waiting for 11.25 departure .....seems a strange route to take
Add an estuary and that could almost be Dovey Junction, trains having arrived from Aberystwyth and Pwllheli.Or Manulla Junction.
A station that you can only arrive at, or leave from, by train - and you can't buy a ticket to it.
And that reminds me that Aberystwyth must have one of the worst Wetherspoons............
At least the beer’s cheap and that’s all that matters isn’t it?
Their proximity to the railway station is perhaps what matters most with Hen Orsaf and Pen Cob.At least the beer’s cheap and that’s all that matters isn’t it?
Worcester to London via Stafford ?
Son and mates caught a train from Worcester station to London this morning. Just had a message showing their position at the moment ....they are still on the train , but it's sitting in Stafford Station waiting for 11.25 departure .....seems a strange route to take
Somehow I've morphed into the work IT engineer... Wonder if I'll get extra pay...
(Also, really didn't know what I was doing, it was just a lucky guess).
But trains between Worcester ( Foregate Street or Shrub Hill ) and Paddington have been running normally today !I can see the 10.34 timetabled from Birmingham going via Stafford to London which will be due to engineering works between Birmingham and Rugby but I can't see this train originating from Worcester.
Either way any train heading towards Birmingham onwards towards London could be diverted via Stafford if the route via Coventry is unavailable.
If this route is blocked for engineering works then the route via the Chilterns should also be available and it is a similar time as going via Coventry/ Rugby.
I suggest your son checks the routed timetable next time to avoid diversions via strange towns like Stafford with its unusual inhabitants
I can see the 10.34 timetabled from Birmingham going via Stafford to London which will be due to engineering works between Birmingham and Rugby but I can't see this train originating from Worcester.
Either way any train heading towards Birmingham onwards towards London could be diverted via Stafford if the route via Coventry is unavailable.
If this route is blocked for engineering works then the route via the Chilterns should also be available and it is a similar time as going via Coventry/ Rugby.
I suggest your son checks the routed timetable next time to avoid diversions via strange towns like Stafford with its unusual inhabitants
No, definitely started off from Worcester where he lives. (Usually gone from Worcester down to London via Birmingham New Street when they've gone before )But trains between Worcester ( Foregate Street or Shrub Hill ) and Paddington have been running normally today !
Not mistaken Wolverhampton for Worcester ?
What, like mistaking quality for cheap?Not mistaken Wolverhampton for Worcester ?
I've found that quality isn't necessarily proportionate to price with train tickets as with many other things.What, like mistaking quality for cheap?
Just asked him when he messaged me. 8.54am from Worcester Foregate Street and sat in Stafford for about 20 minutes . Mystery is bugging me
No wonder they were cheap tickets , just over 4 hour journey ...