With travellers facing more uncertainty due to the ongoing rail strike and planned engineering works, many of those planning to attend Plate Day in Newcastle on Saturday will be concerned about how to reach Gosforth Park.
The highlight of the Northumberland Plate Festival takes place on Saturday and the annual event tends to see crowds start to arrive from the moment the gates open, as nobody wants to miss a moment of the day. Usually what to wear and the weather are the top Plate Day concerns for racegoers but this year the RMT union rail strike dates will be threatening many carefully-laid travel plans.
With rail strikes set to take place on Thursday, the opening day of the racing festival, as well as Plate Day itself, June 25, people will be keen to work out their travel arrangements in good time, as the fall-out is likely to see more pressure upon alternative transport services and a busy city centre. Newcastle Racecourse has offered some advice about transport options as well as additional measures to help people reach the Gosforth ground.
