graveyard johnny 1,996 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 have heard the train companies are advising people not to travel by train that bank holiday weekend in to London as they have planned to do lots of line work that weekend? without any consideration for our blue ribbon event, if this is true it must be time to move away from Wembley and the dump we call a capital and have a total re structure of the cc Quote the grass may be greener on the other side of the fence but the crows are just as black Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GUBRATS 4,130 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Just now, graveyard johnny said: have heard the train companies are advising people not to travel by train that bank holiday weekend in to London as they have planned to do lots of line work that weekend? without any consideration for our blue ribbon event, if this is true it must be time to move away from Wembley and the dump we call a capital and have a total re structure of the cc What's a train ? 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulwalker71 2,384 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Is this simply a re-post from last season? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Father Ted 579 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Network Rail have done that almost every year for the past ten, bar one, the RFL though insisted on the C Cup Final being on that weekend. With the move to July 1st it looks like they've finally seen sense. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave T 17,067 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: What's a train ? Very good 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oliver Clothesoff 2,805 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 It wouldn’t be Challenge Cup Final day if there were trains running. 1 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 14,274 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Bank Holidays are always awful times to travel by train. It has been years since I even considered using the network over the Easter weekend, for instance. Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graveyard johnny 1,996 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 wasn't there a day when trains were special laid on for Wembley and the cc or is that a dream from the past that I once had? 1 Quote the grass may be greener on the other side of the fence but the crows are just as black Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deluded pom? 6,619 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, paulwalker71 said: Is this simply a re-post from last season? No. Apparently the All Party RL Group were supposed to be asking the rail company involved about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxford 4,366 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said: wasn't there a day when trains were special laid on for Wembley and the cc or is that a dream from the past that I once had? Yes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graveyard johnny 1,996 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Just now, Oxford said: Yes! yes there was, or yes it was a dream? Quote the grass may be greener on the other side of the fence but the crows are just as black Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essai Machine 102 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said: wasn't there a day when trains were special laid on for Wembley and the cc or is that a dream from the past that I once had? It happened all the time in the 80's . Normally the Queen commanded the Mallard and The Flying Scotsman be taken out of retirement to cope with increased Northern rail traffic . One year they shipped the Shinkansen Bullet Train over from Japan to cope with the vast numbers of Pie-Eaters ! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graveyard johnny 1,996 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, Essai Machine said: It happened all the time in the 80's . Normally the Queen commanded the Mallard and The Flying Scotsman be taken out of retirement to cope with increased Northern rail traffic . One year they shipped the Shinkansen Bullet Train over from Japan to cope with the vast numbers of Pie-Eaters ! stand up roy hudd 1 Quote the grass may be greener on the other side of the fence but the crows are just as black Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cumbrian Fanatic 1,221 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Heard it was the East Cost line this year and anyone travelling from Yorkshire needed to travel from Sheffield. Thought the West Coast main line to Euston was supposed to be ok this year, we bought our tickets a few weeks ago and nothing was mention about the West Coast main line, has this changed? Quote 100% League 0% Union Just because I don't know doesn't mean I don't understand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Les Tonks Sidestep 2,496 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Kings Cross Station is closed both Saturday (24th) and Sunday (25th) with no trains running south of Peterborough on those 2 days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pudsey 9 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 Lner not running trains into London so we will be missing our first cup final in years. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manx RL 1,141 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 53 minutes ago, Essai Machine said: It happened all the time in the 80's . Normally the Queen commanded the Mallard and The Flying Scotsman be taken out of retirement to cope with increased Northern rail traffic . One year they shipped the Shinkansen Bullet Train over from Japan to cope with the vast numbers of Pie-Eaters ! Vast numbers of pie-eaters or numbers of vast pie eaters? 2 Quote - Adepto Successu Per Tributum Fuga - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leyther_Matt 698 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Pudsey said: Lner not running trains into London so we will be missing our first cup final in years. Trains still running fine to St Pancras via Sheffield so better than the complete no-go that has been Euston in recent years for those travelling from the north west. 1 hour ago, graveyard johnny said: wasn't there a day when trains were special laid on for Wembley and the cc or is that a dream from the past that I once had? Wigan charted their own train for a final earlier this decade. Would be an interesting link up for the RFL to look at but I think the focus is generally on National Express because of their sponsorship deal with Wembley. 1 hour ago, Cumbrian Fanatic said: Heard it was the East Cost line this year and anyone travelling from Yorkshire needed to travel from Sheffield. Thought the West Coast main line to Euston was supposed to be ok this year, we bought our tickets a few weeks ago and nothing was mention about the West Coast main line, has this changed? All fine on WCML, we’re travelling down on Saturday morning from Wigan and back to Manchester on Monday (for religious reasons however I will only be attending the Challenge Cup Final if Leigh make the 1895 final though) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiH68 502 Report post Posted July 23, 2019 If Hull make it to the final it will be a nightmare. Does it mean you'd have to get a train from Hull to Sheffield, then one from there to St Pancras? Kind of annoying when Hull actually has it's own train service to London, Hull Trains, which you won't be able to use Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deluded pom? 6,619 Report post Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, DiH68 said: If Hull make it to the final it will be a nightmare. Does it mean you'd have to get a train from Hull to Sheffield, then one from there to St Pancras? Kind of annoying when Hull actually has it's own train service to London, Hull Trains, which you won't be able to use I wouldn't touch Hull Trains with a barge pole Di. It's gone from one of the best services in the country to one of, if not, the worst. Edited July 23, 2019 by deluded pom? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bod 103 Report post Posted July 23, 2019 Engineering work near Milton Keynes all weekend so a reduced service in and out of Euston. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilsontown 543 Report post Posted July 23, 2019 It could be fun, that's for sure. LNER's helpful advice for the weekend is do not travel. EMT via Sheffield and St Pancras would be possible, but will have the usual bank holiday traffic plus large numbers of refugees from the ECML. I'm travelling on Friday evening and coming back via Manchester on the Sunday so should work out OK, especially as it now appears I will need to fly out of Manchester for work on the Monday anyway... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingerjon 13,759 Report post Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) So … you'll just have to change in Birmingham onto the Chiltern line which actually stops at Wembley Stadium? Or is that up the spout too? EDIT Just looked. Chiltern are increasing capacity for trains running to Wembley Stadium that day. Stop moaning. Edited July 23, 2019 by gingerjon 2 Quote Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilsontown 543 Report post Posted July 23, 2019 Hull Trains will apparently be running a limited service into St Pancras, but I would expect it to be very cosy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deluded pom? 6,619 Report post Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, wilsontown said: Hull Trains will apparently be running a limited service into St Pancras, but I would expect it to be very cosy. It might also burst into flames half way there if indeed it actually turns up at Paragon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
