Quote: Big Graeme "
Aye, I was pretty shocked that there were no regular services after 8pm, something doing Newcastle, Leeds, York, Wakefield and Bradford on the East coast and similar on the West might have been a good idea, not sure if they do special trains any more, I know they used to be a regular thing in the past.'"
Indeed ... I'd certainly be interested in something for say, £30, even if it took a little longer than a regular service.
In terms of 'Do They Still Have Specials ?'... Top Gear didn't have any problem putting one together to race Richard Hammond to Edinburgh the other weekend
Whereas once-upon-a-time, you'd have gone to 'BR' to sort it out, these days you need to speak to a private company. IIRC, there was a special train laid on for the 2000 Cup Final at Murrayfield that went from West Yorkshire.
Certainly a train from Leeds - Wakefield - Castleford - York - Newcastle to Edinburgh would not be a logistical problem. Bradford requires a bit more work (a reversal somewhere) or how about making two trains merge at York with one from Humberside ?
I didn't say Craven Park doesn't leave a lot to be desired, but it caters for our needs, and the RFL agrees, happy days eh.
