The Demise of the Footy Train (Footex)

[Ringwood]

Its a real shame either through privatisation or sheer vandalism that there a very few football supporter special trains these days.

There used to be plenty of options from Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot watching us play away on a special train to exotic places like Ipswich, Stoke, Derby, Bristol Rovers and especially the party train to Preston in 1981.

The last arranged train i recall was our FAC Cup game away to Portsmouth when Nathan Dyer was on fire.

Anybody have any particular memories from past away games on footy special trains?

 

[WentToSchoolWith]

Birmingham away at the weekend was close to £100 for a return to Swansea. As it happened, I got a liftmost of the way as my girlfriend was visiting friends nearby, but the coach back was £11 and it would've been close to the same on the way too. Even if I drove, it'd be about £40 in fuel, so there is absolutely 0 reason to get the train anymore. Absolute disgrace of a Government have ran public services into the ground

 

[stevethejack]

Been on the Heart of Wales line for a couple of Shrewsbury games. Took about 4 hours but with lots of cans (& stocking up for the way back) along with great company, it's a cracking day out.