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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Mon 26th Aug 2019 1:15am
Hi Peter, ![]() ![]() |
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PeterB
Mount Nod |
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Tue 27th Aug 2019 12:09am
Hi Philip,
Unfortunately an hourly rail service will have little attraction to most motorists. Nobody wants to finish their shopping/meeting and find they have a 55 minute wait. In the Midlands only the Cross-City line and Metro have turn up and go frequencies. Coventry and Wolverhampton to Birmingham (but not the local stations) just about manages it.
I could drive to Birmingham in the 40 minutes I have had to wait at Canley.
Peter.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Tue 27th Aug 2019 7:51am
Hi Peter, ![]() |
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PeterB
Mount Nod |
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Tue 27th Aug 2019 7:15pm
Hi Phil,
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MisterD-Di
Sutton Coldfield |
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Tue 27th Aug 2019 11:43pm
On 27th Aug 2019 7:51am, PhiliPamInCoventry said:
I had an office in the centre of Birmingham for many years, the only time I was late was when I used my car.
That must have been a very long time ago. Our experience was very different and the poor rail service between Coventry and Birmingham was a major reason for us moving out of Coventry in the mid 90s.
We lived in the centre of Coventry and my wife worked in the centre of Birmingham, so commuting should have been easy. I worked in Sutton Coldfield and would drop her at Coventry Station every morning. However, the service was so unreliable that she would often arrive an hour and a half after I dropped her. The homeward journey was just as bad. The refunds on her season ticket were a monthly admission of shame. I tried dropping her in Sutton at Wylde Green station near my office but it was still hopeless.
Eventually we sold up and moved to Sutton, and became a two car family. She still drives into Birmingham every day, even though the Cross City line has improved, as we don't live near a station.
On a different tack, I do use my senior travel pass on local trains and in fact I'm going to Coventry tomorrow with it. However, it is frustrating that you can use it on trains all over the West Midlands but not to get to Leamington, Kenilworth, Rugby or Nuneaton. It would be great if it extended to Warwickshire too.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Wed 28th Aug 2019 12:25am
Hello MisterD-Di ![]() |
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Slim
Another Coventry kid |
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Wed 28th Aug 2019 8:25am
On 27th Aug 2019 11:43pm, MisterD-Di said:
On a different tack, I do use my senior travel pass on local trains and in fact I'm going to Coventry tomorrow with it. However, it is frustrating that you can use it on trains all over the West Midlands but not to get to Leamington, Kenilworth, Rugby or Nuneaton. It would be great if it extended to Warwickshire too.
Mr D-Di, I envy you having such a pass - because I'm a bit younger than you, I have to wait a long time for mine! I think the problem you have stems from the fact that Warwickshire used to encompass Coventry, Solihull and a lot of Birmingham. Then in the early 70s, the powers that be invented this new "county" of West Midlands, which is quite distinct from Warwickshire, in which I live. Long live the them and us.
I have a senior railcard of course, which gets me a third off all fares. But it's still much more expensive by train from Leamington to Brum than it is from Cov. So I tend to go from Tile Hill or Canley.
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NeilsYard
Coventry |
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Wed 28th Aug 2019 9:19am
Good to hear of the possible re-use Peter. This section at the exit of the underpass was amazingly bent by a growing tree which they have now disposed of!
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Fri 6th Sep 2019 3:30pm
Hi all ![]() |
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PhiliPamInCoventry
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Fri 6th Sep 2019 3:47pm
A few picture postcards from Phily.
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Midland Red
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Fri 6th Sep 2019 5:12pm
So do I |
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia |
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Sat 7th Sep 2019 7:02pm
Philip, one of these days they will be sending out a search party for you!
How does a monorail grab you? There he goes, everybody wave folks.
Nice to see you enjoying yourself anyway. ![]() |
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PeterB
Mount Nod |
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Sat 7th Sep 2019 10:51pm
Sad to report that the spear top fencing at Coundon Road Crossing has gone and been replaced with a tubular construction. I hope the old fencing found a good home.
It seems an odd time to do the work when the crossing is being considered for closure.
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PeterB
Mount Nod |
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Sun 8th Sep 2019 4:34pm
Disused station buildings to be brought back to life (Rail Advent)
"The pilot stations are: Bromsgrove; Cannock; Rugeley Town and Rugeley Trent Valley; Kenilworth; Nuneaton; Dudley Port and Coseley; Droitwich Spa; Kidderminster; Oakengates and Wellington; Smethwick Galton Bridge and Smethwick Rolfe Street; Selly Oak; Stratford-upon-Avon and Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway; Hall Green; Bournville; Marston Green and Tile Hill; Tame Bridge Parkway; Stechford."
An odd choice of "Disused stations". Kenilworth is new and Kidderminster is still being build (old station just demolished).
The main idea is to lease out part of the stations as coffee shops and convenience stores.
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NeilsYard
Coventry |
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Mon 9th Sep 2019 9:12am
Peter. I think the Coundon Road closure is just a campaign promise. I don't see it will happen with the current surrounding road network. It's just too busy around there at rush hours.
I go over there most days on the Bablake school run so will try to get a picture to share of the new barriers.
I should imagine the old railings have gone to someone's back garden ![]() |
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