The cancellation will cause delays for Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley fans travelling to London.
A busy train journey popular with people travelling from London to Sheffield has been cancelled this morning. The 8.56am Sheffield-Scarborough service with Northern has already been axed today, despite thousands of football fans looking to make the trip to London.
This journey is often used to shuttle passengers to Doncaster, where they can then catch one of the LNER services to London Kings Cross. Many Wednesday and Barnsley fans will likely be taking this journey if travelling by rail.
It is a regular service, with many other Northern services stopping in Doncaster still running, including the 7.58am to Scarborough, the 8.07am to Doncaster and the 8.11am to Cleethorpes (run by TransPennine Express). The Star will continue to update readers of relevant rail cancellations out of Sheffield today.
Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley are travelling to London today for the League One Play-Off Final at the famous Wembley Stadium. It is a win-or-go-home match, with the winner joining Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town in the Championship.
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Sheffield Wednesday legend Chris Waddle backs Owls in Barnsley showdown
The Owls and Reds go head to head at Wembley at 3pm, and with a place in next year’s Championship on the line it was one of the highest-stakes South Yorkshire derbies for years.
Waddle, a hero at Hillsborough during his playing days, says that he thinks Darren Moore’s side can get the job done – also adding that he thinks the club could maintain a spot in the top-flight if they eventually get back there.
Speaking to i news, the Owls legend said, “I’m very confident. If you can’t take something from that win against Peterborough then don’t bother turning up… People will say Barnsley beat them twice but this is a one-off, it’s at Wembley. It finishes that day, someone will be crying and I hope it’s Barnsley…
“Wednesday are a club that could maintain Premier League status, they’re one of the clubs that could go into that league and survive. They’re a long way from it at the moment but potentially they could do it.
“I’m very surprised that no-one has come in over the years and thought, like they have done with Newcastle and other teams like that, ‘this is a project and we could end up with a lot of rewards’.”
The Tykes won 2-0 at Hillsborough and 4-2 at Oakwell – but the Owls will be hoping for a better result on neutral turf on Monday.
