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A beautiful bride said ‘I choo’ – after catching a Merseyrail train to her wedding.

Leanne Cole, 34, tied the knot with Andrew Corkery, 29, at St George’s Hall in Liverpool today.

But first of all she had a train to catch, walking to Fazakerley Station from her mum’s house in Adlam Road and boarding a specially commissioned three-carriage service.

Leanne said: “We didn’t want to pay for a flashy car when we’ve got a perfectly good service on our doorstep and we're on a budget.

“There is an Italian tradition where they walk to the church. I really liked it and thought I would walk to catch the train.

“I was just going to jump on the 10.50am with everybody else.

“Then my mum spoke to some of the staff and they said ‘no, we’re not letting you on the 10.50!’

“I can’t believe what they have done for me. It’s absolutely fantastic.”

The big day in pictures:

Merseyrail decorated the train’s middle carriage, Fazakerley Station and Central Station to match Leanne’s wedding dress and flowers.

There were white balloons, peach coloured bouquets, love hearts, drapes and ribbons, with Leanne’s guests also enjoying complimentary glasses of champagne.

And the red carpet treatment didn’t end there, as musicians Ethan Thorogood, 17, from West Derby, and Lauren Moglione, 18, from Halewood, serenaded the celebrating passengers.

Suzanne Grant, Merseyrail’s head of marketing, said the company decided to provide the train free-of-charge after Leanne’s mum Lesley, 55, told staff about her daughter’s unusual plan.

Suzanne said: “Leanne’s mum is a regular customer here at Fazakerley Station and she mentioned that Leanne would like to use one of our trains to get into town today.

“Word got back to my team and we decided to get involved and do something a little bit special.

“It’s nice for us to be involved in such a lovely day and to support our passengers as well.”

The family support coordinator was joined on the train by bridesmaids Kerry Corkery, Christine Corkery, Lisa Reilly and Katherine McInerney, plus her two flower girls, daughter Gracie, eight, and niece Lola, four.

After being greeted by loud cheers from friends and family at Liverpool Central, Leanne walked up to Lime Street in the sunshine, where she married the man of her dreams in a lunchtime ceremony.

Andrew, from Kirkby, and his new wife then set off to Burscough for their wedding reception.

Leanne said: “Today has exceeded any expectations I had. I’m totally blown away, it seems so surreal.

“I feel like a very important person – everyone should get to experience that once in their lifetime, and today is my day.

“It’s been amazing.”