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The Albion Roar - 9 Apr (Ken Brown / Martin Perry)
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Freddie Goodwin.
Well-known member
Enjoyed that.
I think a lot of the transport issues will sort themselves after 3-4 games as people find what best suits them.
I think a lot of the transport issues will sort themselves after 3-4 games as people find what best suits them.
Miami Seagull
Grandad
There are only 4 carriages on the brighton lewes line, not 8. Which means 3-400 per train.
Miami Seagull
Grandad
Did they answer any of the transport questions that were raised?
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
Yes -
Temporary 1000 space car park to replace Falmer High school will be announced soon
Park and ride at the racecourse secured details to be announced
Extra trains/carriages confirmed. A train from ashford which doesn't usually stop at Falmer will now stop and have extra carriages.
After listening to Perry and Brown I'm much more confident they've thought of everything and it won't be a shambles
Lord Bracknell
On fire
That's the two coach diesel train from Ashford that doesn't stop at Falmer at the moment because it's too full of passengers who want a journey all the way to Brighton to fit any Falmer passengers on board. Does "adding extra carriages" mean extra diesel stock or can diesel and electric stock be combined?
I listened to the programme and can't say that I heard much that reassures me that the problems are all resolved. Interesting to hear, though, that parking near the stadium will be "very expensive". Will it have to be pre-booked?
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
As with anything new it will take several months to settle down and also for everyone to work out the best way to get to games.
As usual though piles of accusations being placed when no-one has actually been to game yet to make the decision.
As usual though piles of accusations being placed when no-one has actually been to game yet to make the decision.
Superphil
Dismember
Sorry, I was confused. I thought that all Lewes trains stopped at Falmer, but only 4 of them do. One would assume that they will stop at Falmer on a football match day from next season, it would be pointless running a train straight past the station without stopping.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
The basic service between Lewes and Brighton is four trains an hour that stop at Falmer, Moulsecoomb and London Road, plus one train an hour that runs non-stop between Lewes and Brighton.
The stopping trains are either three coaches or four coaches long. The non-stop train is a diesel, two coach train.
As you say, the non-stop service could easily stop at Falmer, Moulsecoomb and London Road (although this would increase the Lewes - Brighton running time from 11 minutes to 15 minutes). Trains can't turn at Falmer, without considerable expenditure (millions) on points and signalling that would itself limit the capacity of the line and bring no increase in frequency - so it won't happen.
Longer trains are not the simple fix that many people imagine. There are limitations to the capacity of both Brighton and Lewes stations to cope with more trains. Eight coach trains can terminate at Brighton, but not at Lewes - at least not without over-running on to the tracks that carry the Eastbourne - Victoria services, which the train operator won't wish to see delayed because that would foul up operations on the Brighton - London main line, where the frequency of services is pretty much at total capacity (and can't, therefore, tolerate late running trains without things getting into a real mess).
The other thing, of course, is that the reason there are already five trains an hour between Lewes and Brighton is that there are lots of people who use the service for non-football journeys. Most of them will continue to want to travel - meaning that football supporters will have to share the trains with quite a lot of other people (again reducing the capacity of the railway to serve stadium users).
The Large One
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A set of figures from one coach company. It's not as though these are figures from anyone at the club.
And we're told there will be additional P&R sites (above and beyond the three we know about).
Lord Bracknell
On fire
No. The figures are from the one and only travel agent that has been offered a partnership deal with the club to promote coach travel from all over Sussex.
Stage Door Tickets Ltd is not actually a coach company. They are certainly not a licensed PSV operator. Their plans are presumably to hire in coaches from a range of locally based operators who will run the vehicles. If the scheme succeeds, it is likely that any other attempts to hire in coaches independently of this scheme will flounder - because there won't be other coaches available.
Fourteenth Eye
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well after all that, i hope you all enjoyed the show. We tried to get as many of your questions in as poss and i think most of them were answered.
Podcast should be up later
Podcast should be up later
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
I'm looking forward to catching the podcast of this. Still not up on website as of writing.
Hopefully this evening?
Superphil
Dismember
The owner of the Romans is going to be doing two coaches for each home game from his boozer to the ground, I wonder if there are others doing the same thing from other locations.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
As per the EAstbourne Airshow and Lewes bonfire night the 2 car 171 will terminate at Eastbourne and a 8 car 377 stock will do the Eastbourne - Brighton - Eastbourne run before the 171 resumes at Eastbourne towards Ashford.
This will be leaving Falmer at approx 1715 and running non stop to Brighton so a fair few supporters will be back in Brighton at 1720.
This will be leaving Falmer at approx 1715 and running non stop to Brighton so a fair few supporters will be back in Brighton at 1720.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
The Albion Roar
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Yesterday's show with Martin Perry and Ken Brown is now available via the Albion Roar website
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Albion Roar | Unofficial Brighton Hove Albion Football Club Radio Show
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Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I reckon you'd be surprised how many you'd get on an 8 car, as long as it is loaded sensibly and people go right inside the coaches and towards the back you'd get at least 500/600 on board probably a lot more.