Travel Warning Issued for Grand National 2024

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Racegoers heading to Aintree for this year's Grand National have been warned not to travel without a ticket. Train operating company Northern has deployed revenue protection officers at key stations to catch those without valid tickets.

The Randox Grand National 2024 meeting takes place at Aintree Racecourse from April 11 to 13, with the showpiece race itself staged on Saturday. Many thousands of racegoers are expected to pour into the region over coming days.

Mark Powles, commercial and customer director at Northern, said: “We know from experience that all major events encourage some people to think they’ll get away with not buying a ticket for their journey. Services in and around Liverpool are expected to be busy over the three-day event and people are encouraged to allow extra time for their journey.

In January, Northern announced a 20 per cent drop in the number of penalty fares issued in the first year since the government increased the fine to £100.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

Grand National Aintree Travel Warning Ticket Racegoers Northern Revenue Protection Officers

 

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