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This will happen folks - word is that Jack Midson will ceremonially drive the first train in.
Should have never let him leave the station.
This will happen folks - word is that Jack Midson will ceremonially drive the first train in.
Because Oxford Science Park have got no songs!!
I believe that has been discussed and is still in consideration, it does make absolute sense. I can't remember where/when I read it I'm afraid, think it was about four or five months ago.On the subject of Oxford Science Park, why do they not open up their carparks for profit on match days? They employ someone to stop people going in. Why not employ him to take money!
I know this has been a bone of contention for a long.
I believe that has been discussed and is still in consideration, it does make absolute sense. I can't remember where/when I read it I'm afraid, think it was about four or five months ago.
Ah, I see. I think having fans park in the multi-storey would get round that visibility problem but that would need stewards (= costs). Also the multi-storey wouldn't make much of a dent in the parking - maybe 200 or so spaces off the top of my head?I used to work there and was allowed to park there because our company rented offices on the park.
The reason they don't allow OUFC fans to park there is because before renting space companies are not happy about football fans parking in front of their offices.
One way forward may be to open it up to season ticket holders. I believe Oxvox are exploring this.
im sure when this was discussed last season, the season before that, etc.. someone found there was a clause in the rental contracts that prevented the spaces being rented out/charged for or something along those lines - as im sure some company there would have sorted this by now if they could?I believe that has been discussed and is still in consideration, it does make absolute sense. I can't remember where/when I read it I'm afraid, think it was about four or five months ago.
It will never happen, not in our lifetime anyhow.
The lines between Oxford and Didcot apparently don't have spare capacity to put extra trains on, so would need massive investment in that. You are then talking about a single track line, and the stations likely won't be big. Would think a best there would be one train with a couple of carriages going back/forth, maybe a departure every 1/2 hour or so if lucky.If it does happen, lets hope they actually run sufficient trains on matchdays.
The lines between Oxford and Didcot apparently don't have spare capacity to put extra trains on, so would need massive investment in that. You are then talking about a single track line, and the stations likely won't be big. Would think a best there would be one train with a couple of carriages going back/forth, maybe a departure every 1/2 hour or so if lucky.
It could end up like the station at the Ricoh that couldn't be used for games (single track single carriage branching on to a main line with limited spare capacity - theirs was limited to 75 people on a once an hour train) until recently.
I reckon you won't see another 6 month's due to so many deadly viruses out there..Speak for yourself; I intend to live another 70-80 years!
after track capacity, one of the biggest reasons was that there were no extra trains available to run it - a result of the bizarre Tory privatisation that separated train ownership from the companies that run the services (Rolling Stock Operating Companies (I think there are 3) own the physical trains and lease them to the franchises that operate the services (running on infrastructure that is owned by someone else))It is brilliantly ironic that the ricoh station can't be used on matchdays
Exactly the sort of shining example that we will try to better
That at sounds like the Wealdstone Warrior, "Got no fans."they got no fans either