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Chesh1recat said:
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Did any away fans trains go straight to the ground? I can't remember seeing any, though if you ask what I had for breakfast there's no guarantee I would answer right.
I remember the shuttle train from paragon to there but also the big games like West Ham and Man U Anlaby rd was packed with their's walking to the ground.
 
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balkan tiger said:
Did any away fans trains go straight to the ground? I can't remember seeing any, though if you ask what I had for breakfast there's no guarantee I would answer right.
I remember the shuttle train from paragon to there but also the big games like West Ham and Man U Anlaby rd was packed with their's walking to the ground.
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Seem to remember a Millwall one coming to straight to ground.
 
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balkan tiger said:
Did any away fans trains go straight to the ground? I can't remember seeing any, though if you ask what I had for breakfast there's no guarantee I would answer right.
I remember the shuttle train from paragon to there but also the big games like West Ham and Man U Anlaby rd was packed with their's walking to the ground.
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Hey ho, I'm with you, what did I have for breakfast. I have posed the question on a Facebook page. I will post any answers if the learned and extremely knowledgeable lot on there have any.
 
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Asterix said:
Hey ho, I'm with you, what did I have for breakfast. I have posed the question on a Facebook page. I will post any answers if the learned and extremely knowledgeable lot on there have any.
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The railway jargon for such trains is Footex. Or sometimes known as, and also to confirm, yes, Millwall supporters were routed there directly - Yobex.
Other replies include Nottingham Forest running direct, and the teams themselves using it. West Ham being one.

The Millwall related post was written by, at the time, a trainee guard. He also stated direct routeings were used for other troublesome fans, without naming names.
 
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Asterix said:
The railway jargon for such trains is Footex. Or sometimes known as, and also to confirm, yes, Millwall supporters were routed there directly - Yobex.
Other replies include Nottingham Forest running direct, and the teams themselves using it. West Ham being one.

The Millwall related post was written by, at the time, a trainee guard. He also stated direct routeings were used for other troublesome fans, without naming names.
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Another one from a Leeds fan. 1956. The exact date, the match result, and the the information that made me post on this other board. The type of loco and serial number of same. The computer age has given us the world at our fingertips, but these guys probably have attics, bedrooms and any spare space filled with anything and everything railways. Learned and extremely knowledgeable seems to be a tad inadequate.
 
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