What time train from Northampton on Saturday?

[Cobbler78]

IM getting the 9.06 from MK to Euston, then probably walking to Baker Street Weatherspoons for a sausage and a pint!!!!

[Bingers]

07.06 from Bingley to Leeds, getting picked up by Cobblers Bob then car to an undisclosed location near M25 to meet up with others then Chiltern Line to Wembley Stadium.

[clarkeysntfc]

Has London Meland released their plans for Saturday yet?

[abington_cobbler]

I am likely to be heading straight to Wembley as my disabled friend can't access Baker Street station as there are no lifts. He is staying at him Mums in Essex so I will be meeting him somewhere in/around Wembley. I may however be tempted by Wetherspoons for a quick breakfast en route 

[Power Football]

Has London Meland released their plans for Saturday yet?

No but I recieved a series of tweets from them last night... I think they are panicking and are asking people were possible to go from MK, Wellingborough or Banbury.

They did say they would let people know as soon as possible.

[abington_cobbler]

No but I recieved a series of tweets from them last night... I think they are panicking and are asking people were possible to go from MK, Wellingborough or Banbury.

They did say they would ley people know as soon as possible.

Don't panic....

http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/latest-news/wembley-travel-advice-for-northampton-town-fans/

[guest49]

Don't panic....

http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/latest-news/wembley-travel-advice-for-northampton-town-fans/

I think a lot of people's motivation for taking the train is to include the consumption of alcohol sometime during the day. In fact, if you are not planning on drinking I wouldn't take the train!  Hopefully that won't mix with people choosing to drive home from any station under the influence.

I'm driving to Uxbridge and will feel whatever emotions Saturday brings stone cold sober!

[clarkeysntfc]

It would appear that LM have loaded more trains on their timetable that are stopping at Wembley.

[GrangeParkCobbler]

It would appear that LM have loaded more trains on their timetable that are stopping at Wembley.

I don't see any extras from Northampton.....still only the 1005 and 1105 are direct. The 0947/1047 & 1147 services which start from MK are also stopping there, as are the Southern Services (which also start at MK) at 0813/0913/1013/1113. Also the 1022 and 1122 from MK are direct...but these of course are the 1005 and 1105 from Northampton.

[wiltedjohn]

07:23

[bigcitylights]

Update:

http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/latest-news/latest-wembley-travel-advice-for-northampton-fans/

"Heading for Wembley on Saturday?
 
Trains between Northampton and London will be extremely busy on Saturday 18 May as up to 10,000 Cobblers’ fans take to the rails for their journey to Wembley for the npower League 2 Play-Off Final against Bradford City.
 
London Midland will be providing as much extra capacity as possible to help everyone get to the game on time. However, non-match goers are being advised to avoid London-bound trains before midday (as well as evening departures from Euston between 4.30pm-7.30pm) due to anticipated crowding.
 
Longer trains
 
Although there are 13 trains from Northampton to London between 0730-1150, they all start from Birmingham, which means many are already over half full by the time they arrive at Northampton.
 
Where possible, we will be attaching extra carriages to these trains at Northampton. However, we still have to provide carriages for the other 1,200 trains we run across our network on a Saturday, so not all departures from Northampton will benefit.
 
Extra trains
 
As we have limited spare carriages of our own, we have also hired a number of extra trains from other operators, including Virgin Trains.
 
This will allow us to run additional non-stop services from Northampton to London approximately half-hourly between 8am-10.30am, returning from Euston between 4.50pm-7.50pm. Each of these 11/12 carriage trains will be able to carry over 800 people (normal tickets will be valid).
 
Where am I going?
 
We recommend that you take the first available train to London Euston then take the Metropolitan Line from Euston Square to Wembley Park (which is adjacent to the stadium).
 
Wembley Central station (between Watford Junction and London Euston) is a 20-25 minute walk from the stadium, so it is quicker to travel via Euston and the Metropolitan Line. The station is also unable to accommodate our longest trains, so only a handful of London Midland services will stop there before the match. There will be no London Midland services from Wembley Central after the match, so please head for London Euston for your train home.
 
Arrive at the station early
 
Thousands of people are expected to travel from Northampton station, and since our scheduled trains are already very busy on Saturday mornings, we recommend that you arrive as early as you can. The earlier you arrive, the quicker you’ll be on your way.
 
Boarding controls - buy your ticket before Saturday
 
As with all major events, we’ll be operating a queuing system at Northampton. Only those with a valid ticket will be able to join the queue, so the best bet is to get your tickets in advance. Tickets can be bought at any ticket office or by going online and collecting them from any London Midland self-service ticket machine.
 
If you turn up on Saturday without a ticket (or you haven’t collected it from the ticket machine), you could end up queuing twice!
 
What rail ticket do I need?
 
The one day Travelcard (£30.70) allows a return journey from Northampton to London, plus unlimited use of tubes, trains and buses throughout London (including Wembley). It’s the best ticket if you’re heading into Euston first.
 
If you are travelling with children, ask for a Family Travelcard (children travel for just £1), or get a GroupSave fare (up to 50% cheaper than normal fares) if 3 or 4 of you will be travelling together all day."

[HertsCobbler]

I like it that it is now if you are not going to football do not bother!

[bigcitylights]

I like it that it is now if you are not going to football do not bother!

Good.

[Zen Master]

It shows don't argue with the Cobblers Twitterati and social media warriors!

[MKMal]

Update:

http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/latest-news/latest-wembley-travel-advice-for-northampton-fans/

"Heading for Wembley on Saturday?
 
There will be no London Midland services from Wembley Central after the match, so please head for London Euston for your train home.
 

Is that true? Typical they play the big "We are doing everything to help our customers" and then make us all travel into London and then out again after the match. The guy at MK station didn't tell me that when he sold me the tickets.

[Zen Master]

When I've done England games I've headed back from there and just changed at Watford or similar to connect through.

[clarkeysntfc]

If you get on an overground service going north, that will enable you to change at Watford or Harrow & Wealdstone onto a regular LM service.

[Realale]

Is that true? Typical they play the big "We are doing everything to help our customers" and then make us all travel into London and then out again after the match. The guy at MK station didn't tell me that when he sold me the tickets.

I think Southern Rail will still be doing direct trains from Wembley to MK?

[Iest_ntfc]

Better late than never from London Midland but no mention on which trains are singing trains? 

[clarkeysntfc]

I think Southern Rail will still be doing direct trains from Wembley to MK?

They do this anyway as part of the regular timetable. It's an hourly train from East Croydon to MK and calls at Wembley. Downside is that it's only a 4 car train.