Nottingham - Derby

Simon Geller

In article <csj97s$j33$1$830fa17d@news.demon.co.uk>,
newsgroupsdemon@removethisbitacutecomputing.co.uk says...

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>
>I doubt you'll get from the center of Nottingham to Derby station by bike in
>an hour; it's just over 15miles on awful roads (for cycling), and takes half
>an hour by car when theres no traffic around.
>
Thanks for a straight answer!

Cheers, Simon

Simon Geller

In article <csj97s$j33$1$830fa17d@news.demon.co.uk>,
newsgroupsdemon@removethisbitacutecomputing.co.uk says...

>> http://www.stopurban4x4s.org.uk/
>
>I doubt you'll get from the center of Nottingham to Derby station by bike in
>an hour; it's just over 15miles on awful roads (for cycling), and takes half
>an hour by car when theres no traffic around.
>
Thanks for a straight answer!

Cheers, Simon

Simon Geller

In article <csj97s$j33$1$830fa17d@news.demon.co.uk>,
newsgroupsdemon@removethisbitacutecomputing.co.uk says...

>> http://www.stopurban4x4s.org.uk/
>
>I doubt you'll get from the center of Nottingham to Derby station by bike in
>an hour; it's just over 15miles on awful roads (for cycling), and takes half
>an hour by car when theres no traffic around.
>
Thanks for a straight answer!

Cheers, Simon

David Hansen

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:02:43 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be
no-one@nowhere.com (Simon Geller) wrote this:-

>It might be better than TransportIndirect but it's wrong.

Which is why I wrote, "I don't know if it is up to date with Central
Trains' "emergency" timetable though."


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jonestl@breathe.com

The main A52 road route is frightening at any time.Have a look at the
map and see the route passing south of Ockbrook on B501 and continuing
pretty straight to the island just round the corner from the station.Or
the sustrans route is nice but dark and indirect.I too think neither of
these are on really.Surely there must be a bus from the station in the
middle of nottingham to Sheffield.
TerryJ

Simon

David Hansen wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:02:43 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be
> no-one@nowhere.com (Simon Geller) wrote this:-
>
>
>>It might be better than TransportIndirect but it's wrong.
>
>
> Which is why I wrote, "I don't know if it is up to date with Central
> Trains' "emergency" timetable though."
>
>
It was still wrong before the CT temporary timetable came in.
Simon

Simon

jonestl@breathe.com wrote:
> The main A52 road route is frightening at any time.Have a look at the
> map and see the route passing south of Ockbrook on B501 and continuing
> pretty straight to the island just round the corner from the station.Or
> the sustrans route is nice but dark and indirect.I too think neither of
> these are on really.Surely there must be a bus from the station in the
> middle of nottingham to Sheffield.
> TerryJ
>
Sorry, you must be confusing the UK with somewhere that has decent
public transport. :-(

I think if I was going to do it I'd use the A6005. I've done the
Sustrans route and it's a pleasant enough leisure ride but there's no
way you could do it in a hour.

Simon

Simon

jonestl@breathe.com wrote:
> The main A52 road route is frightening at any time.Have a look at the
> map and see the route passing south of Ockbrook on B501 and continuing
> pretty straight to the island just round the corner from the station.Or
> the sustrans route is nice but dark and indirect.I too think neither of
> these are on really.Surely there must be a bus from the station in the
> middle of nottingham to Sheffield.
> TerryJ
>
Sorry, you must be confusing the UK with somewhere that has decent
public transport. :-(

I think if I was going to do it I'd use the A6005. I've done the
Sustrans route and it's a pleasant enough leisure ride but there's no
way you could do it in a hour.

Simon

AndyP

"%Given Name%" <S.Geller@sheffield.ac.uk> wrote

> Does anyone on the group do Nottingham - Derby or v.v. on a
> regulart basis? I want to go to a gig in Nottingham, and due to
> the crapness of rail services in the Midlands there is no late
> train back to Sheffield - however there is one from Derby at
> midnight, so I'm just wondering whether it would be possible to do
> the trip in an hour at night. All advice welcomed.

There's a National Express coach Nottingham to Sheffield at 3 in the morning
if you want to stay a bit longer.

waneslash@hotmail.com

Does anyone on the group do Nottingham - Derby or v.v. on a
regulart basis? I want to go to a gig in Nottingham, and due to
the crapness of rail services in the Midlands there is no late
train back to Sheffield - however there is one from Derby at
midnight, so I'm just wondering whether it would be possible to do
the trip in an hour at night. All advice welcomed.

Cheers,
Simon

Some parts of the A52 have just been re-surfaced and are hard, flat and
fast. It is possible to do Derby in an hour but on the fast parts you
need to be doing 23/25+ mph. The slowest parts are; from Nottingham to
Bramcote and the last couple of miles to Derby Station.

Also it depends upon how much you let multi-lane traffic inhibit
you................. And if there is a strong oncoming wind on the
night!

You could also go out near your home and see if you can DO 16/18 miles
in an hour before taking your bike to Nottingham.
Sean................. Nottingham

jonestl@breathe.com

> Some parts of the A52 have just been re-surfaced and are hard, flat
and
> fast. It is possible to do Derby in an hour but on the fast parts you

I don't want to be thought overcautious, but if you are planning to
cycle along the A52 for this whole route at 11pmish in January you must
be barmy or badly advised.Don't bother with the helmet unless you keep
your next of kin label in it.
TerryJ

Vince Beckworth

The A52 is fast and I would have thought that you could do it in under
an hour. It is a dual carriage way that is treated like a motorway, I
have cycled it at 7am and would not do it again! The back roads through
Borrowash and the like are better but slower and you would be pushing
it.

The best bet is likely to be Trent buses who run quite a fast regular
service until the early hours, presumably they have a website. The
express buses tend to terminate at the bus station though, which is a
mile or so from the train station.

jonestl@breathe.com

there is a rainbow 4 trent bus that gets you from Nottingham bus
station to derby for 11 25 if it is on time, but it takes an hour, so
you will still have to leave your concert early to get to the bus.
TerryJ