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Football Special

BR7_addick
BR7_addick Posts: 10,219
edited July 2011 in General Charlton

Speaking to older family members about the "Football Specials" train service that used to be put on up and down the country back in the day.
Were there many for Charlton fans years back? If so for which games etc and when was the last one?

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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    edited July 2011
    The "Brighton Belle" Charlton special comes to mind - was it called "The Charlton Liner" or something?

    Maybe Wolves in 1976?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,946
    Didn't we have three trains running to Man U in the cup that year? Remember it being massively delayed on the way back.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,090
    'League Liner' ... we used it to Brighton ... if memory serves it was a little worse for wear after the trip
  • Terry Naylor
    Terry Naylor Posts: 2,126

    I was told that Charlton were on the last ever football special to and from Portsmouth but when it arrived back the train was smashed up?

    British Rail stopped it after that!

    Mid 70s I think?

  • PeakieRocket
    PeakieRocket Posts: 2,422
    We're probably one of the only clubs that used to have a football special to take us too and from 'home' games
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,939
    used to get the football special from Dartford into London Bridge then back out to Norwood Junction back in those days Peakie.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,605
    I went on the Football League Liner to Brighton for an evening kick off cup game.  The team were on the train on the way back.  Bearing in mind that this was the Charlton Football League liner we were a little perplexed when the train forgot to stop at Charlton.  Unlike our pampered players today, Arthur Horsfield was carrying boxes off the train at Woolwich to be out on a train back to Charlton.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,429

    Didnt they always get parked in the sidings by Plumstead station on a monday morning?

    Mainly to have the windows put back in.

  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,417

    Football specials them were the days .Old cattle trucks if you ask me .Dirty and no bloodly heating.Been on too many to keep count but some that spring to mind.

    Wolves cup tie 1975

    Chesterfield also mid 70s

    Plymouth 0-5 defeat think that wae a special.

    Liverpool division one 1986 train out of London to Tilehill on the outskirts of Liverpool mainly used by the postoffice.Picked up by special bus service with coppers on board with wooden sticks a yard long.Did not mind who came into contact with them .

    The good old days bring them on again.

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