[uBefore anyone starts hyperventilating- I am posting this as many people (myself included) like to travel to the cup final regardless of who is involved![/u

For those planning on travelling to Wembley by train, all services from the North will be terminating at Rugby due to engineering works in the Watford area on both the Saturday and Sunday.

If you are intent on travelling via the WCML you will have to travel to Coventry or Birmingham International, then on to Euston via the Chiltern line.

Hope this helps.

That defo means we're going Wembley then.

Do railtrack reserve Challenge Cup weekend for their major repairs ?

Is that the same line the Pendolinos use [Manc to Euston that is closed?

There will be two TPH from Manchester, one to rugby and one to Milton Keynes

Thanks for this, I like you will be going to London that weekend to watch the game whether or not the Wire are there.
Every August Bank Holiday weekend Railtrack do works which bugger the journey up.

FYI, Railtrack ceased to exist 12yrs ago.

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What is it now then?
Still the same disruption to the WCML every August BH though

Network Rail perform all the same functions, but state owned because privatizing railtrack was stupid.... much like rail in general.

Engineering work has to be done at times when the disruption will be the least. Some works need to be done during BH weekends as obviously the extra day means much more can be done - and as much as it's not good for a few thousand wanting to travel to Wembley, it is much, much less disruption than affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters on a normal work day.

Had a quick look at Sheffield trains... £79 to wembley... bluergh

Our usual PoA is to drive down to a nearby town, find cheapish all-day parking, then get a train to Wembley.

No rail works and cheap parking with a reasonably fast getaway after we lift the cup.

Beaconsfield or Gerrards Cross are good options to do this, handy for the M40 and a short journey time into Wembley.

i go by coach,enjoy a few bevvies on the way down.have our usual wander around.. back on the coach for the journey home counting our 1st try scorer winnings and a few more drinkies.home bed and up to watch em come home with the cup(hopefully)..then out for a lot more drinkies ...thanks for the heads up g.o

Watford Rail is a decent dropping off spot....huge car park attached.

Did that a few years ago, pretty good. Pub right near the station, did good food. Left the car there for a couple of days and just got the train into London.

I drive into Slough I believe it's called and the train journey is just a few stops.

All great advice, but, shouldn't we get there first? We might just be accused of jumping the proverbial gun.

See my initial post Ric!

I saw it Ganson's and well said.

Many others either didn't, or have just got a little giddy IMO and there's nothing wrong with that I hope it doesn't bite us in the proverbial come semi final day

I saw it. I was just giving advice to the ones travelling down regardless of who gets there.

Must be an ongoing thing with the rail service for Wembley weekend. This was from 4 years ago.

And my guess is it will continue to be so until it’s moved from the Bank holiday weekend.

Engineering work is always carried out over the Bank Holiday weekends because far fewer people use the train at weekends vs the working week. I've traveled by car for the last four but 2016 seemed to be a tougher journey both ways than the previous three (nothing to do with the result). I think that it took me an hour to do the first 30 miles.

Railtrack have been out of business for about 15 years