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Yahoo
13-04-2025
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Extra train services for Blues Wembley rush
As Birmingham City fans leave the region to head to London, enhanced train services have been put on to accommodate the rush. More than 40,000 fans are expected to travel to Wembley Stadium as the team takes on Peterborough in the final of the Vertu Trophy. London Northwestern Railway (LNR) said more than 20 services would leave the region for London, including a number of additional trains, offering about 13,000 seats. Chiltern Railways said it would operate an enhanced service from Warwick Parkway to maximise the number of customers it could take, but this meant trains would not call at a number of stations en route. The company explained three Chiltern services per hour were running from 09:00 BST to London Marylebone, but none of its trains would operate from Birmingham Moor Street, Solihull, Dorridge, Lapworth, Hatton or Warwick for the entire day. "A limited rail replacement service will be in operation from Leamington Spa, calling at Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway and Stratford-upon-Avon," it added. LNR said fans leaving from Stechford, Lea Hall and Marston Green should travel from Birmingham New Street where possible, as it was likely trains would be full when arriving from Birmingham. The operator, as well as Avanti West Coast, runs services from Birmingham New Street to London Euston, after which fans can travel via the London Underground to the stadium. Fans, including comedian Jasper Carrot, have expressed their excitement for the cup final, which Birmingham last won in 1995. Blues fan Chris Jay is travelling more than 4,000 miles from Atlanta, Georgia for the game. He moved to America with his wife, Courtney Jay, in 2021 and said he had explained to her how "you don't get to Wembley very often being a Birmingham fan, so you do everything you can to get back". On Saturday, the team became champions of League One after Wrexham failed to win their lunchtime game at Wigan. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Birmingham win League One title after Wrexham draw Blues set for Amazon doc as fans head to Wembley Birmingham City Football Club
BBC News
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Extra train services from Birmingham for Blue's Wembley rush
As Birmingham City fans leave the region to head to London, enhanced train services have been put on to accommodate the than 40,000 fans are expected to travel to Wembley Stadium as the team takes on Peterborough in the final of the Vertu Northwestern Railway (LNR) said more than 20 services would leave the region for London, including a number of additional trains, offering about 13,000 Railways said it would operate an enhanced service from Warwick Parkway to maximise the number of customers it could take, but this meant trains would not call at a number of stations en route. The company explained three Chiltern services per hour were running from 09:00 BST to London Marylebone, but none of its trains would operate from Birmingham Moor Street, Solihull, Dorridge, Lapworth, Hatton or Warwick for the entire day."A limited rail replacement service will be in operation from Leamington Spa, calling at Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway and Stratford-upon-Avon," it said fans leaving from Stechford, Lea Hall and Marston Green should travel from Birmingham New Street where possible, as it was likely trains would be full when arriving from operator, as well as Avanti West Coast, runs services from Birmingham New Street to London Euston, after which fans can travel via the London Underground to the stadium. Fans, including comedian Jasper Carrot, have expressed their excitement for the cup final, which Birmingham last won in fan Chris Jay is travelling more than 4,000 miles from Atlanta, Georgia for the moved to America with his wife, Courtney Jay, in 2021 and said he had explained to her how "you don't get to Wembley very often being a Birmingham fan, so you do everything you can to get back".On Saturday, the team became champions of League One after Wrexham failed to win their lunchtime game at Wigan. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Birmingham City set for new Amazon doc as fans prepare for Wembley
Newly promoted Birmingham City has announced it will be the subject of a new documentary, produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Blues will appear on the Amazon Prime series this summer giving fans a look behind the scenes as they are promoted to the EFL Sky Bet comes as more than 40,000 fans are expected to travel to Wembley Stadium on Sunday as the team takes on Peterborough in the final of the Vertu Trophy. Fans including comedian Jasper Carrot have expressed their excitement for the cup final, which Birmingham last won in 1995. Carrott, real name Robert Davis, will be heading to the game on Sunday, and told BBC Radio WM as a child he never dreamt of being a comedy icon, or a pop star, he wanted to play for his beloved Birmingham City. "The dream was to be a footballer, I started supporting Birmingham City when I was nine."The fourth game I went to we beat Liverpool 9-1, and that year we went up into the first division and the next year we were sixth in the first division, we got to the FA Cup Final, we lost to Man City, so I thought this is the side for me. "This is my 56 years later we won something." Travelling by train Network Rail has said trains between Birmingham and London will be busier than usual and said fans should check before they will not call at Solihull, Dorridge, Hatton, Lapworth or Warwick on Sunday but extra services will run between Warwick Parkway to Wembley fan, CJ, travelling by train is not something he needs to worry is travelling more than 4,000 miles from Atlanta, Georgia for the game on Blues fan moved to America with his wife in 2021 and said he had explained to her how "you don't get to Wembley very often being a Birmingham fan, so you do everything you can to get back."He said: "My wife has come to Blues games and she understands how it is like a religion to us in Birmingham. "I am looking forward to hopefully them lifting the trophy." Micky Singh, from Hall Green, chair of supporters group Blues 4 All, has been a season ticket holder at St Andrew's for more than 20 years. Ahead of travelling to the final with his children and grandchildren, he said: "It's amazing, you get to Wembley and you get to the Wembley steps... I'm looking forward to being there on Sunday, watching all the crowd with the family, so excited."Sarah Tullett, Blues fan and landlady of the Hunting Tree in Halesowen where a coach is heading to Wembley, said she is opening up earlier to accommodate fans."We have got a coach, we are putting breakfast going to be great." Birmingham City play Peterborough United FC in the Vertu Trophy Final on Sunday at 15:00 BST. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
