Trains for Saturday??

Yes they start at Blackpool North and go tomManchester Airport vis Bolton (or closeby) bit of a hike from there — plenty of them
 
Blackpool North direct to Horwich Parkway (avoid getting off at Bolton as it’s a lot further from the ground itself).

I think there are 2 trains per hour.
 
Just be prepared for cold and potentially long wait after the game. 3 trains came and went once, think after the Prem game, before getting on one at about quarter past 6 which was so full you couldn’t move until a few folk got off at Preston.

When we played them that last game of the season I left bang on the final whistle, brisk walk to the station and on the first train away.
 
Pauls_Boutique said:
Just be prepared for cold and potentially long wait after the game. 3 trains came and went once, think after the Prem game, before getting on one at about quarter past 6 which was so full you couldn’t move until a few folk got off at Preston.

When we played them that last game of the season I left bang on the final whistle, brisk walk to the station and on the first train away.
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You could get the train to lostock 17.13
Then get the 17.27 back to Blackpool. Would ensure you're on the 17.30 from horwich at least

Only 3 mins each way. Probably get away without a ticket. Or just buy return ticket to lostock rather than horwich.
 
Train cancellations are a joke at the moment so I’d give yourself time to get there - flip side is there’s nothing around the ground at all
 
Bus replacement to Preston then train to Bolton from here. fuming! was one of my away games. J A Rank trains!!!!
said it before if you don't like it ..get another job!!!
 
TheTangerinewizard said:
Anyone have any info?
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Yeah, trains are a series of connecting vehicles that travel along tracks. Invented in the 1800s and a major reason why seaside towns like Blackpool developed. A bloke called Beeching did a government review in the 1960s and shut down lines and iconic stations like Blackpool Central and its been downhill ever since. In the modern era a lot of trains that are supposed to turn up, actually don't. That's all the info I have. Any help ?
 
Anyone thinking of getting a quick getaway after the game can forget it. The 17.01 to Bpool North has already been cancelled.
 
Potts Must Go said:
Yeah, trains are a series of connecting vehicles that travel along tracks. Invented in the 1800s and a major reason why seaside towns like Blackpool developed. A bloke called Beeching did a government review in the 1960s and shut down lines and iconic stations like Blackpool Central and its been downhill ever since. In the modern era a lot of trains that are supposed to turn up, actually don't. That's all the info I have. Any help ?
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That bastard cost me my job on the railway when i was very young and loved it ,would have been my job for life.
 
Potts Must Go said:
Yeah, trains are a series of connecting vehicles that travel along tracks. Invented in the 1800s and a major reason why seaside towns like Blackpool developed. A bloke called Beeching did a government review in the 1960s and shut down lines and iconic stations like Blackpool Central and its been downhill ever since. In the modern era a lot of trains that are supposed to turn up, actually don't. That's all the info I have. Any help ?
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Beeching was not responsible for shutting Blackpool Central. It was a land deal between the council and local businessmen. This is well documented. It was closed at a very convenient time to coincide with the Beeching closures.
 
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