No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:33 am  

Just on my way to London on the train and there is a notice up on Wigan North Western station NO trains from Wigan on 27th & 28th August as the west coast mainline is closed between Crewe and Preston. If you are planning to go down Saturday come back Sunday you need to check with Virgin as it looks like it's bus to/ from Crewe.... Lovely They couldn't have picked a worse weekend.

Hopefully there will be 30000 Wiganers very annoyed about this come Saturday about 6pm. I was going to post this on the Wire board, the I thought...... why?

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:45 am  

Abacus wrote:

Just on my way to London on the train and there is a notice up on Wigan North Western station NO trains from Wigan on 27th & 28th August as the west coast mainline is closed between Crewe and Preston. If you are planning to go down Saturday come back Sunday you need to check with Virgin as it looks like it's bus to/ from Crewe.... Lovely They couldn't have picked a worse weekend.

Hopefully there will be 30000 Wiganers very annoyed about this come Saturday about 6pm. I was going to post this on the Wire board, the I thought...... why?

the tubes will be chuffed up that day too. But hey ho, if we are travelling and putting up with the poop then Wigan will be playing at Wembley so who gives a chuff

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:39 am  

Clueless decision, regardless of who wins on Saturday. I've done the train twice on cup final weekends and they were overflowing both times.

You can get trains via Manchester Piccadilly though.

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:08 pm  

Cram on Northern Rail from Wallgate to Piccadilly then down to Euston.

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:51 pm  

They have done a similar thing the past 2 years!

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:52 pm  

One of the fortunate things about being the wrong side of the Pennines is a lovely quick train from Chesterfield to St. Pancras.

Shame it costs a bloody fortune.

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:11 pm  

CM Punk wrote: One of the fortunate things about being the wrong side of the Pennines is a lovely quick train from Chesterfield to St. Pancras. Shame it costs a bloody fortune. £15 to London until the end August http://www.grandcentralrail.com/summersale

CM Punk wrote: One of the fortunate things about being the wrong side of the Pennines is a lovely quick train from Chesterfield to St. Pancras. Shame it costs a bloody fortune. £15 to London until the end August http://www.grandcentralrail.com/summersale

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:33 pm  

i noticed there dont seem to be any trains running to Wembley stadium, closest is Wembley north.
unless someone can tell me different?

and Manc Picadillys best option imo

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:59 pm  

How many go on the train nowadays,its normally a rip off although im sure a few years back they did special trains from Wigan.

Re: No trains from Wigan on Challenge Cup final weekend! : Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:20 pm  

those were the days wrote:

How many go on the train nowadays,its normally a rip off although im sure a few years back they did special trains from Wigan.

perhaps they should again?? our last final was on black saturday when we lost to saints in cardiff and they put them on then??? it's either that or 2 seats on a coach full off p#ssed kids??