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this trip to the NW was planned early in the season to coincide with my mate's birthday. After my lengthy winter break (while I was waiting for better weather), I'd hoped that the crap weather would've gone by mid-march!! I started off by train up to Hartlepool on friday dinner time, where a 50 min wait for the GC (on which I was meeting Steve on) gave me time to nip over the road to tick off a cider winner in spoons followed by a winner in Rat Race (the awesome ale bar on the station). we took the GC to york,where 2 winners were ticked in the york tap pub on the station. we then made our way to preston via man pic, where i ticked a winner unit (rarity!) 156441 from man pic. the lines & stations between preston & blackpool are currently undergoing a massive overhaul, which means no train for about 4 months during this period. so an RRB was the only option. finally arrived at the B&B about 7.15pm, quick check in & dump bags, then off out to tick off 2 of the 3 spoons and completing the 5 winner ciders that were on the latest ale & cider fest. after a fast food break, we headed to to pub at the bottom of our B&B street for a pint or 2 then that was it for the night.
Saturday started with a double mcds sausage muffin (without the egg of course!), then tram down to the south pier, where we ticked off spoons 3 of 3 in blackpool. then tram up to cleveleys for sppons tick followed by tram back into town & RRB to poulton for final spoons tick of the day. upon leaving spoons down came the first snowfall of the day. RRB again to kirkham & wesham then walked the 10 mins or so to the ground stopping off at the chippy. arrived at the afc fylde ground about 1.40, we then enjoyed a cupla pints in Bradleys sports bar, where blizzards switched with sunny periods every 10 mins or so. it got so packed in the bar, I actuallyt went in the "beer garden" with the smokers & snow to breathe more easily! the match itself was a belter! We lead 1-0 at HT after an end-to-end half. fylde had equalized by the time I finished my HT pint, then added a 2nd not long after. at 2-1 we were denied a defo pen after we had a player dragged to the ground & pushed into the net! fylde soon made it 3-1, which on recent form would've meant 4 5 6 7 ... but Hartlepool kept their chins up fought back ending in a 94th equalizer !!! FT 3-3 !! after the game it was RRB back into town, few pints then called it a night. I got some cans in from offy to watch footy on 5 & motd with while relaxing in B&B room after a hectic day.
Sunday started with the usual mcds muffin then final RRB of the weekend to preston. we then ticked off the 2 spoons there before heading to man pic for the train to york. dinner time trains were wedged due to bad severe weather cancellations from man pic, which gave us an excuse to station hop! 1st hop was at Stalybridge, where 2 cider winners were ticked off at the station ale buffet. next hop from a wedged train was at hudds, where 2 winners were ticked off in head of steam ale pub on the station, including the Motorhead ale Road Crew. after that we decided to head home on next train (even tho I fancied a dewsbury hop 2 tick the spoons there) on which there were seats available. my mate did next train up to ncl & I as far as darlo. after a quick shopping trip to sainsburys for cans & moggy meat, I did the sundays only service from darlo to stockton. arrived home about 6pm, crackin weekend away :)
season 2017/18 = 22 new grounds , 133 goals
Transport -
Friday
142090 stockton - hartlepool
180101 Hartlepool - York
156441 (winner!) +491 man pic - preston
Saturday
018 tower - south pier
018 south pier - cleveleys
RRB blackpool north - poulton-le-fylde
RRB poulton-le-fylde - kirkham & wesham
RRB kirkham & wesham - blackpool north
Sunday
RRB blackpool north - preston
156469 + 479 preston - man pic
185103 man pic - stalybridge
142071 darlo - stockton
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