I remember taking a Seagull Special to Blackpool - we were escorted from the station along the prom to the ground. A police horse got freaked by a sudden loud noise and completely lost its footing and fell over taking the mounted police rider with him. We were quite frightened - it happened (as...
Yes I was on that train too. Midweek and I think we got stopped at Reading?
The Seagull Specials were the first journeys I went on that crossed London and travelled north without changing trains. Great times - great food on board and travelling with the players - a teenager's delight :)