Anyone in Birmingham?

[paddyhasneeds]

Peace on earth or hell on earth? Deliberating whether to drive/park or let take the train take the strain.

[Tunku]

Population (2005 est.)
- Total 1,016,800 (Ranked 1st)
- Density 3,739/km2 (9,684/sq mi)
- Conurbation 2,284,093
- Ethnicity
(2007 estimates[1]) 66.7% White (62.1% White British)
21.0% South Asian
6.7% Black
3.2% Mixed Race
1.2% Chinese
1.2% Other

[sday12]

[GTCDI]

im here

[CampDavid]

I'm a big fan of trains into cities but New Street just depresses the crap out of me. Drive in, trafic will be fine

[dudleybloke]

it depends on where your coming from and where you need to be.

personaly i would take the car!

[Martial Arts Man]

When are you coming?

I am in Brum nearly every day so if you tell me where you are headed I will advise you on parking.

Yesterday was the quietest in ages. Parking everywhere.

It's not actually that bad parking wise tbh.

[Agrilla]

Unless there's an accident on the Queensway, in which case it will be grid locked for 3 miles.

[Martial Arts Man]

Agrilla said:

Unless there's an accident on the Queensway, in which case it will be grid locked for 3 miles.

And that happens how often exactly?? In ten years of daily driving in and out of Brum I recall this about a handful of times.

Come on, an accident on a major road in/out of any city will cause problems.

[Babu 01]

CampDavid said:

I'm a big fan of trains into cities but New Street just depresses the crap out of me. Drive in, trafic will be fine

If he's on a Moor Street or Snow Hill Line then it's not so bad.

[SystemParanoia]

what do you drive ?

[DJC]

TRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!

Just trust me on this one.

I cant believe some of you lot are advising him to drive in! No matter which direction you come from the train is quicker, less hassle and just a whole lot more civilised. As for New Street being depressing, well yes, but you are only there for 2 mins. Besides...you ever come into Brum by Digbeth before?

Edited by DJC on Wednesday 30th December 10:46

[SystemParanoia]

digbeth station has been rebuilt

[pkitchen]

Train. No brainer.

[SystemParanoia]

it depends where in brum hes going tho.

just in the city center.. then yeah train. anywhere else, may as well drive, unless he plans on learning all the bus routes and schedules

[paddyhasneeds]

Cheers all. Took the train in the end as I was only hitting the shops. Tbh I think I'd have been OK for the car parks at the time I got in but by the time I left it was fking heaving.

[DJC]

paddyhasneeds said:

Cheers all. Took the train in the end as I was only hitting the shops. Tbh I think I'd have been OK for the car parks at the time I got in but by the time I left it was fking heaving.

Yep, it always is.