And if you think that First Transpennine have some sort of master plan to cope with an influx of supporters, you're going to be seriously disappointed.

The way that they handled the RLWC Final crowds was an absolute shambles.

The benefits of privatisation to the fore. You KNOW the right wing apologists will support the lack of service to the customer, as long as the imaginary concept of PROFIT at all costs is the reason.
The entire First group is the worst aspect of privatisation failing to provide, except to the lazy,get something for nothing, sponging shareholders, a service that is customer led.

I'm sure we will cope.

Same with Northern Rail. I quite often go to Liverpool on a Friday or Saturday night and get the last train home. It is invariably over crowded and often the police won't let it leave the station until they've added another couple of carriages, happens all the time. God knows what the situation will be in Manchester that evening. Last grand final they couldn't cope and we ended up missing our train home. It's only going to be worse this year with a RU international on the same day.

You might get somewhere off the Rochdale metro line like the holiday inn in newton Heath.