New Everton Stadium - Hill Dickinson Stadium


I'm no train nerd so you'd need to explain that to me and how it impacts shifting people by train to and from BMD ?
It'll be interesting to see how they sort queues given shared platform. For example will they have separate queues for northbound destinations or make everyone q together ?
Ha, it's less about being a train nerd and more to do with maths. Sandhills currently has a capacity to facilitate circa 3,000 passengers per hour due to access.

This is based on the width of the platforms combined with the single entryway through the passage to get onto the platforms. These are limiting factors.

When you consider the new Class 777s capacity x by the trains per hour (24 in peak, with 450-500 max per train), you're looking at 10,000+ available space.

Now, obviously you have to factor in the trains holding some capacity already, but Sandhills will struggle to fill all the available spaces available due to constraints.

This is where having an additional station will increase how many people, per hour, can get onto the trains. Imagine putting a ½” hose on the end of 1" hose.

There would be the same amount of water available, but less space to get it out, if that makes sense?
 

Anyone that’s been going to town on a match day will see this turn into a scene from world war z. I wouldn’t even attempt to get the train, instead try swimming up the Mersey.
 
Ha, it's less about being a train nerd and more to do with maths. Sandhills currently has a capacity to facilitate circa 3,000 passengers per hour due to access.

This is based on the width of the platforms combined with the single entryway through the passage to get onto the platforms. These are limiting factors.

When you consider the new Class 777s capacity x by the trains per hour (24 in peak, with 450-500 max per train), you're looking at 10,000+ available space.

Now, obviously you have to factor in the trains holding some capacity already, but Sandhills will struggle to fill all the available spaces available due to constraints.

This is where having an additional station will increase how many people, per hour, can get onto the trains. Imagine putting a ½” hose on the end of 1" hose.

There would be the same amount of water available, but less space to get it out, if that makes sense?
I am quite concerned about the safety of fans jostling for position on the narrow island platform . It's bad enough at Kirkdale . The powers that be have put a few cattle pens at Sandhills then there is the long ramp up to platform level. If you need to buy a ticket that just adds to the complications. Perhaps they are relying on the fact it will be quicker to walk into town but it's 1.6 miles to James St. and not everyone can manage that. Total cop out from LCC and Merseyrail.
 
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I am quite concerned about the safety of fans jostling for position on the narrow island platform . It's bad enough at Kirkdale . The powers that be have put a few cattle pens at Sandhills then there is the long ramp up to platform level. If you need to buy a ticket that just adds to the complications. Perhaps they are relying on the fact it will be quicker to walk into town but it's 1.6 miles to James St. and not everyone can manage that. Total cop out from LCC and Merseyrail.
Anecdotally, one of Merseyrail’s revenue protection officers / security said to his colleague on Saturday something very similar.

I overheard this whilst being cajoled down the stairs to the platform after waiting for the platform to clear after the previous train’s departure.

I’ve said all along… it’s going to be uncomfortable, and even more so in the depths of winter.
 
By the way, has anybody who bought on credit had any emails from Premium Credit?

The orders email says if you don't confirm the credit agreement in 5 days they cancel the ticket. Today is day 3!!! And no emails.
My son did never got sent the link he rang up they said they would send the link and never but he got told to email and they sent him the link finally. Email soon as they probably won't send you one otherwise apparently it's happening alot
 

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