If there was no Seagull Special you could also buy a Football Special ticket. You could turn up on a Saturday and go anywhere in the country following the Albion. My mate’s Dad was a train driver and always travelled free whereas I had to pay. Great days though. Often we would travel home on...
I was on train no.3. Made it as far as Kettering before it turned back. I remember it being stuck at Neasden for ages. Not many trains in those days could go through straight through London except by little used back routes. Free sandwiches at East Croydon. Strangely enough I’ve still never been...