Travel to Murrayfield : Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:23 pm  

How is everybody getting up to Edinburgh in May, I was thinking of catching the train on the saturday but the timetable states is showing several changes & the journey time is about 4/5 hrs at least.

I would think with lots of fans from the north west going they might just put on direct " special trains" just for the rugby fans.

Thoughts everyone?

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:04 pm  

Still lots of weekend engineering going on although if you look at the Virgin Train ads they say that a lot more trains are running at the weekend it is rubbish. I was looking to go north on Easter Saturday, bus from Wigan to Preston then train. Two and a half hours to get to Carlisle, pathetic and not Virgins fault all down to Railtracks over running engineering work.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:22 pm  

I was also planning to go on the train, apparently you go via York.... no thanks

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:24 pm  

Going up by car, setting off about 6am. We're staying over Saturday night at the premmier inn at Falkirk North, so driving up to Falkirk and parking up on the premmier inn car park, hopefully by about 10ish. Taxi to Falkirk station and train in to Edinburgh. Sorted!

Should be there for around 11am, with any luck, ready for a few beers

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:33 pm  

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: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:19 am  

Me and my girls are going up on the train on the Friday, have to change in Carlisle, back on the Monday. Not sure about the times or journey length.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:42 am  

Works between Carlisle and Edinburgh are ended by the 16th May as well after looking at times yesterday for a Hibs game that weekend.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:56 am  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

Works between Carlisle and Edinburgh are ended by the 16th May as well after looking at times yesterday for a Hibs game that weekend.

Oh Please

Take a return train trip to dunfermline/Kircaldy over the bridge, fascinating if you havent done it before. Better than spending a day watchin the Leith windy lickers

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:58 am  

To get up to Edinburgh on the Saturday 2nd May you have to go via York, which takes about 4.5 - 5 hrs or something nuts like that. Great planning there, several thousand North West folk can't use the train to get to Edinburgh!

Think you can get back to Wigan though on Monday 4th.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:44 am  

Rilo wrote:

To get up to Edinburgh on the Saturday 2nd May you have to go via York, which takes about 4.5 - 5 hrs or something nuts like that. Great planning there, several thousand North West folk can't use the train to get to Edinburgh!

Think you can get back to Wigan though on Monday 4th.

The sunday trains back take 5.5 hours !