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And ignoring your clubs plea to travel sustainably to the stadium as possible.
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And ignoring your clubs plea to travel sustainably to the stadium as possible.
Tiger Barb
Active member
Is it just me or does anyone else think that it is a bit rich charging the disabled to park? For people in wheelchairs they haven't really got a choice but to park at the stadium - if they can afford it ...
Simontheseagull
Eye from the sky
According to the club's travel plans, througout the first few hours after each match ends, what is the maximum number of people who will be able to catch a train at Falmer railway station.
Can response please provide seperately, numbers for people travelling eastwards and westwards, as well as state separately numbers for a Saturday between 17:00 and 19:00 and a Tuesday evening between 21:45 and 23:45.
Can response please provide seperately, numbers for people travelling eastwards and westwards, as well as state separately numbers for a Saturday between 17:00 and 19:00 and a Tuesday evening between 21:45 and 23:45.
I'm amazed that Big Lemon have opted out of this. I thought they were financially struggling - seems mad not to want the business.
There are four 28/29s an hour but only two after 6.00 - not so great for evening games. The 5B does go to Falmer but only two a day do and none in the evening or on Saturdays.
I'm not a bus geek- honest - I just live out that way.
But a bus only holds, what, 80 people?
Horsham Gull
H Block Offender
"Due to the huge demand for tickets we are considering putting in a planning application for extra seats - so it is important we make the stadium run as smoothly as possible in all aspects and, in particular, travel."
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Yeah agreed, although as there will probably be a B&H bus just a few minutes later l know which one l'd choose.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Yep valid point, especially relevent when leaving the Amex. Lets just hope that upon the final whistle the great majority make a beeline for the station rather than the bus stop making it easier for us bus travellers to get away. Either that or they retire to the bar for a post-match drinky or three.
Another question to addressed is which bus stop to head for?, the 25 departs from a seperate bus stop, and in a totally different place from the 28 and 29.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
This is how I regularly travelled to Withdean:-
Walk to bus stop;
Bus to Glynde Station - pay for the journey, because it's outside the Travel Voucher area;
Train from Glynde to London Road - Return train ticket (paid for on the day) from Glynde to Lewes; Travel Voucher used on the train between Lewes and London Road (not collected by the train company);
Walk to Preston Circus;
Bus to Withdean - Using the same Travel Voucher.
If Travel Vouchers had to be handed in, a journey like that would require twice as many Vouchers.
That's only true going to the stadium; going back to Brighton, the 25, 28 and 29 all stop just outside Falmer station.
As I already have upwards of a four hour (each way) trip to the stadium, any way that I can cut out lengthy queues for the park & ride, train or bus so that I can get home at a respectable time need to be considered. However, surely travelling with 4/5 people in one car is making the best of a bad job.
The university parking spaces could come with quite a delay getting away built-in...
"On Saturdays only, the use of space will be maximized with the use of block parking - i.e. bumper to bumper and not in parking bays. "
It won't take too many people grabbing a beer, perusing the shop or sorting out tickets etc for your car to be blocked in when you're ready to escape.
It's not clear but I presume you don't have to use the same method of transport to travel to and from the stadium using the travel vouchers? For example, use the first portion of the voucher to get the bus to the stadium and then use the second portion of the voucher to get the train back?
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
Here in Borneo they do block parking, but ask you to leave your handbrake off, and then there is a team of people pushing cars around to get people in and out. Works a treat
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Actually ... I'd be devastated if I WAS running this thread. The point about any travel arrangement is that it affects a lot of people. Once a discussion becomes a dragged out rant by a few obsessive individuals, it's just embarassing.
The 25 only stops at falmer station after stopping at Sussex Uni, village way and Brighton Uni. Think it might be full after that! In fact, the best way to get a bus may be to get one heading towards the stadium at Sussex Uni!
The Large One
Who's Next?
No. At Withdean I often got the train there and bus back.
Rich Suvner
Skint years RIP
this seems like a strange response to what appears as a thread full of considered and sensible responses to this travel document
The Fifth Column
Lazy mug
For me there will be 4 adults and 3 kids all travelling together, £210 on the buses for all of us getting the vouchers or £360 for a car parking space? For the sake of another £150 spread between us all I think we'll choose the convenience of the car.
Inevitably, the release of the Club's travel information has created almost as many questions as answers.
The question I have is why didn't they ask Lord Bracknell to assist in the creation of the travel plan? There can be few people in Sussex with a more detailed grasp of public transport and planning.
Of course, they may have done this (I have no idea) and LB may have declined.
The question I have is why didn't they ask Lord Bracknell to assist in the creation of the travel plan? There can be few people in Sussex with a more detailed grasp of public transport and planning.
Of course, they may have done this (I have no idea) and LB may have declined.