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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: shelmers on October 23, 2016, 03:55:29 PM

Title: Lincoln by train
Post by: shelmers on October 23, 2016, 03:55:29 PM

Many people looking at getting the train to Lincoln for the FA cup tie? Anyone looked at the best and cheapest way?

Title: Re: Lincoln by train
Post by: roytonmike on October 23, 2016, 05:04:09 PM

If travelling from Manchester, don't book a through ticket. Book Manchester-Sheffield (choice of East Midlands trains on the Liverpool-Norwich run & Trans-Pennine on the Airport-Cleethorpes route, with Northern stoppers via all points in the Hope Valley as a last resort) & Sheffield-Lincoln (which takes rather more than an hour), as it's cheaper that way. I'm booking off-peak returns to give maximum flexibility (it should be possible to catch the 1722 Sheffield train as the station's only about a mile walk from the ground, but the next isn't till 1825) but if you're prepared to commit to specific trains advance tickets could still be available at a lower price.