The event was captured on film by Mitchell and Kenyon c.1901 (at about 1:03 you can actually see an egg being rolled amid all the chaos!).

Blackpool Central Station had extra-long platforms, certainly in my lifetime, specifically to cope with the number and length of the 'Specials' that ran during the various wakes weeks. I suspect that many of the Mitchell and Kenyon seaside films were made during wakes weeks. It looks like my idea of hell.