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24th February 2023
09:48am GMT
An announcement from London North Eastern Railway (LNER) confirmed that all trains travelling from London King's Cross to Newcastle after 7pm will be dry trains, meaning no alcohol will be permitted on board.
Kick-off at Wembley Stadium is 4:30pm, meaning that thousands of Newcastle fans are expected to catch later trains.
A tweet from the FSA criticised the decision, saying: "We’ve long been opposed to dry trains that target football fans for just being football fans on a day out.
"This move from LNER for the League Cup final won’t achieve much and has completely misread the mood amongst #NUFC fans, which will be celebratory regardless."
https://twitter.com/WeAreTheFSA/status/1628324942642044928
LNER responded to the tweet themselves, saying: "The decision has been taken in co-operation with the British Transport Police to prevent any unnecessary antisocial behaviour, fuelled by alcohol. We want fans to enjoy themselves, but not at the risk of injury to other customers or our colleagues."
https://twitter.com/LNER/status/1628326185850613760
Avanti West Coast - the company that is likely to take many Manchester United fans down to the capital - doesn't seem to have implemented a similar policy.
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