Last train will be held at Malton for Meadowfest

TransPennine Express has agreed that it will hold a train at Malton station so festival-goers can make it home

This Saturday 31^st July, music lovers and foodie aficionados will once again return to Malton for the second instalment of Meadowfest, all set within the beautiful riverside meadows and gardens of The Talbot Hotel in Malton from 10am to 10pm.

The event will host headliners Lightning Seeds, Arthur ‘The God of Hellfire’ Brown and the ultimate party band HUGE, as well as a whole host of Yorkshire’s finest musical acts,including Ben Beattie’s After Midnight Band and Hyde Family Jam.

Now train company TransPennine Express (TPE) says that in support of Meadowfest, it will hold the 21:58 service from Malton to Manchester Airport by ten minutes, so the service will depart at 22:08 and mean that festival-goers will be able to enjoy the headline act.

Departure times from Scarborough and Seamer remain the same as the train will just sit at Malton for the extra ten minutes.

Customers wanting to make a connection can be assured that the delay to the train’s departure should not impact connection times. 

Graham Meiklejohn, Head of Regional Development at TransPennine Express, said: “We hope that by allowing an extra ten minutes at Malton station, we will be supporting Meadowfest attendees who have chosen to travel by train and ensure they can get home safely while not missing a second of the thrilling line-up.”