Wales v England 25 Feb

TaplowGreen

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Wales v England 25 Feb

« on: February 25, 2023, 07:52:28 »

Good morning all

I was wondering that as the match is going ahead today, are there extra trains being laid on to Cardiff and back to Bristol/London afterwards? (perhaps using 12 car EMUs^▸ which I understand had been identified as ideal for this purpose?)

I was supposed to be in Paris this weekend with friends to watch France v Scotland, with a lengthy lunch arranged in Les Halles today to take in the other two matches, however an appallingly timed bout of COVID has left me confined to barracks! Sad


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bobm

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Re: Wales v England 25 Feb

« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2023, 08:38:53 »

That is stunningly bad luck! So far I have managed to avoid it (as far as I know). No idea how.

West Coast Railways are running a diesel charter from London Paddington to Cardiff.

GWR^▸ look to be running some eight coach shuttles between Cardiff and Newport.


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TaplowGreen

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Re: Wales v England 25 Feb

« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2023, 08:57:49 »

Quote from: bobm on February 25, 2023, 08:38:53

Had it for the first time in 2020 (I was an early adopter!) which cost me a ticket for England v Wales.........tested positive on Tuesday, and again yesterday - not feeling too bad really, but that may change depending on this afternoon's result from Cardiff!

(I do have a ticket for England v France next month, hopefully all clear by then!)


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Mark A

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Re: Wales v England 25 Feb

« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2023, 09:09:55 »

Sorry to hear that, hope you shake it off quickly.

Mark


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Wizard

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Re: Wales v England 25 Feb

« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2023, 11:21:36 »

This news article implies a number of extra services will be running, but I’ve not looked closely to see what they are:

https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/wales-v-england-six-nations-extra-40-000-gwr-train-seats-for-fans/


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TaplowGreen

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Re: Wales v England 25 Feb

« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2023, 12:06:42 »

Quote from: Wizard on February 25, 2023, 11:21:36

Sounds a great deal more robust than previous years.


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