Who fed the 4 trains an hour line to the CET?
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/work-new-coventry-railway-station-7888550
It was in the original plans drawn up by Coventry Council, Warwickshire Council and Centro in 2011: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/download..._5c_final_train_service_report_-_26-08-11.pdf
Here's what London Midland had to say about that today: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/train-company-says-told-coventry-9924279
5 years ago!!! Ah so we just build it anyway, something not right here....It was in the original plans drawn up by Coventry Council, Warwickshire Council and Centro in 2011: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/download..._5c_final_train_service_report_-_26-08-11.pdf
Here's what London Midland had to say about that today: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/train-company-says-told-coventry-9924279
5 years ago!!! Ah so we just build it anyway, something not right here....
Well the current line is 'at least we did something to get it built and now something has to happen as it's now physically there'
Mark Corrigan: OK Jez, fine, but have you done your market research?
Jeremy Usborne: Market research? If you build it, they will come, that's my market research.
Mark Corrigan: Your market research is Field of Dreams? I mean, a man who made a baseball pitch in his garden for ghosts, that's your role model?
Well the current line is 'at least we did something to get it built and now something has to happen as it's now physically there'
Which I agree with to an extent but my problem is the blatant bullshit they've been spinning for years.
"look how good we are, look what I've done, vote for us"
The council have basically lied.
And I'm not saying it's the councils 'fault' there won't be enough trains and it won't be fit for purpose, but don't tell me they didn't know about it.
Who are you trying to blame then?
No differant then the billions they are going to spend ploughing HS2 through our county.
It won't benifit the local man or the local econimy MP's only see what they want to see. They try and sell it to the public and then build it regardless.
Another cluster fuck to service the minority.
After the optimism of the last few weeks on the pitch, today has been far more typical of the usual shit we have to deal with supporting this club. Normal service has resumed.
There is no need for hs2 the train is an outdated and overpriced mode of transport
Hahahaha
What a tinpot club. I haven't laughed so much in ages. I'm literally crying hahahaha
Hahahaha
What a tinpot club. I haven't laughed so much in ages. I'm literally crying hahahaha
Haha coming from some of the least passionate fans in the country. There is probably about as much atmosphere at Falmer compared to when we were in Northants.
Hahahaha
What a tinpot club. I haven't laughed so much in ages. I'm literally crying hahahaha
People would use it if it was cost effective and reliable. When I worked a couple of months in Japan we went pretty much everywhere by train. It was cheap, clean and to the second onetime.
Compare that to over here. For me to go from Portsmouth to Cov for a match, assuming its a Saturday and I can get the cheapest fare, is £76. It takes longer than driving and costs twice us much and that's assuming there's only me in the car.
Add in that being the weekend there's every chance of cancellations and rail replacement buses and its a non starter.
Public transport, of all types, needs to be cheap and reliable. That's the only way you will get people off the road.
You do realise it's not the club?Hahahaha
What a tinpot club. I haven't laughed so much in ages. I'm literally crying hahahaha
You do realise it's not the club?
Maton is so full of shit, he must be pissing himself. He could probably come out calling everybody bad names and get away with it.
Tip Chiefdave, if getting train from Pompey split your ticket into two journeys at Banbury...eg fratton to Banbury, then Banbury to Cov. Cuts the fare down.
He's like a little kid on twitter. You either agree with him or you're against there being a train station at all. He can't seem to comprehend that people would actually like trains to stop at the station.
If this was always the plan, that the grant money had to be spent by a certain time which was a couple of years ahead of trains being available, then that should have been clearly communicated from day one. Sure people would have thought it was a bit odd but it would be far better than getting to this point and being a laughing stock.
Is Maton the bloke who spouted about 'building trust' when negotiations with Wasps were ongoing, or was that some other goon?
I think if some of the Nationals, or Private Eye picked this up they will have a field day. And rightly too, main basis was to alleviate traffic problems but looks like we have a major white elephant on our hands. Obviously following Jumbo on the City badge.......
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