Falmer's Location

[Notters]

then were would the station go?



I didn't know that it was even banded about as a potential site to be honest, shed some light please?

He means on the MASSIVE area of wasteland that was next to it but that has now been built on. It was ruled out cos of £££ but wouldve been immense.

 

[Sheebo]

Edit due to Notters info

 

[KneeOn]

The station car park, where the sunday market is, the one time Brighton Locomotive Works. I think it was one of the original 5 sites suggested - the main problem with it was that the land belonged to British Rail (or Network Rail or whatever) and was very valuable.

I didn't think it was big enough if i'm honest, but i'm obviously wrong!

 

[Uncle Buck]

The Falmer location is rather super really.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

then were would the station go?



I didn't know that it was even banded about as a potential site to be honest, shed some light please?

i think the stadium was going to go on part of what is now the new england quarter

but it was always a no-go as the land had already be sold (i think)

 

[8ace]

It was ruled out cos of £££ but wouldve been immense.

Indeed.

 

[The Large One]

Brighton Station - excessively expensive (apparently) and unavailable. But there would have been room before all the regeneration.

 

[Sheebo]

The Falmer location is rather super really.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Brighton station would have been incredible - although I imagine idiots not capable of understanding how trains work would cause carnage on the roads. (and yes, it was unavailable)

What was the argument against Waterhall, out of interest? Obviously Falmer Station is in a miles better location than Preston Park, but what were the other issues with it?

 

[8ace]

Brighton station would have been incredible - although I imagine idiots not capable of understanding how trains work would cause carnage on the roads. (and yes, it was unavailable)

What was the argument against Waterhall, out of interest? Obviously Falmer Station is in a miles better location than Preston Park, but what were the other issues with it?

Outside the bypass, so on the green belt was one of them.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Brighton station would have been incredible - although I imagine idiots not capable of understanding how trains work would cause carnage on the roads. (and yes, it was unavailable)

What was the argument against Waterhall, out of interest? Obviously Falmer Station is in a miles better location than Preston Park, but what were the other issues with it?

The council would never have allowed it, as its OUTSIDE the bypass. You would think that building a halt at waterhall would be easily doable, as the trainline is right there, but apparently that is massively expensive

 

[8ace]

The council would never have allowed it, as its OUTSIDE the bypass. You would think that building a halt at waterhall would be easily doable, as the trainline is right there, but apparently that is massively expensive

IIRC they wouldn't have been allowed to build a station there because of the proximity to Patcham tunnel or something.

 

[The Large One]

And some rule / law / policy about building new stations on mainline tracks.

And something about the water table at Waterhall. Build on it, Patcham floods. Something like that.

Oh, and the expense of building new roads into the Waterhall site.

 

[8ace]

Shoreham Harbour was another one of the proposed sites - was there only five in total?

 

[Easy 10]

Shoreham Harbour was another one of the proposed sites - was there only five in total?

More like 8 or 9 I think.

The infuriating thing was that any old cackbadger from LDC, CPRE or whoever, could pull a site out of his arse and say "the club hasn't investigated THIS as a potential site for the stadium", and the club would then have to go and produce yet MORE evidence at the Enquiry as to why that proposal was also complete and utter BOBBINS.

Hence the ludicrous and patently unworkable (to anyone with half a braincell) suggestions of the likes of Beeding and Shoreham Harbour. Timewasting delaying tactics every step of the way, and those wankers set us back YEARS with bollocks like that.