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[Brighton] Brighton Station memories
- Thread starter Hovegull
- Start date
Used to get the train from Seaford to Brighton for school every day. Train used to arrive on platform 9 with the old slam doors, so you could open them and hop off whilst the train was still moving.
Yes. I remember them. The clacking noise went on for a few seconds as the stations, kind of, all dropped off the board.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Pretty certain that old train board is at the National Rail Museum in York
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
- 4,571
Only problem is when you give your seat to a woman and she hasn't shut the door properly and you fall out whilst it is moving... like my grandad did!
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Imagine being able to park inside the station today! I vaguely remember the WH Smiths now.
Nitram
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- Jul 16, 2013
- 2,411
We did this a few years ago, well worth it.
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Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Or if you misjudged the speed, end up splattered on the platform and then trodden over in the rush.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
It was in front of platform 3 and 4.
- Aug 7, 2003
- 8,317
The stinking toilets down the stairs. 
1972.
From 5:28.
From 5:28.
And on the trains home to Seaford from school at Lewes, having a dump in the toilets and then trying to time the flush (which simply evacuated your evacuation onto the tracks) for when you were going over Newhaven level crossing.
We just looked at that tour, as we quite fancied it. Sadly, not one of the seven dates on offer are at the weekend, so pretty useless to those who work.We did this a few years ago, well worth it.
Brighton Station Tours: Booking Required - Brighton Fringe
A great chance to learn about the hidden places, local history and wonderful engineering of Brighton Station. Includes stairs. - MEET: Entrance of Brighton Train Station - Tue 6th 2025, Wed 7th 2025, Wed 14th 2025, Thu 22nd 2025, Tue 27th 2025, Wed 28th 2025, Thu 29th 2025
Jam The Man
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I remember that for years it was the only place you could buy Cadburys Mint Crisp.
You could only buy them from a vending machine on one of the platforms.
You could only buy them from a vending machine on one of the platforms.
I thought that, too, but according to a post on 'My Brighton and Hove' site, it appears not:
"The arrivals and departures board featured in the picture is now in fact owned by Sir William McAlpine who lives in Buckinghamshire and has it in his railway museum. He is also the Chairman of the Hythe, Winchealsea and Romney Railway. On his land in Bucks he has a full sized 1.5 mile long railway line, yes 4’8.5″ gauge, on which he runs a steam train and tender. He has a signal box that was also for the chop, and a railway station with waiting room which he had moved lock stock and barrel and re-erected at his home, and a platform ticket machine. He opens his station and runs the trains with the support of many amateur helpers for charity events during the year. We go there regularly and have many rides on the train, which are free once you are in."
They’d love that Trafalgar Street entrance under the tunnel open againThe stinking toilets down the stairs.
AnotherArch
Northern Exile
There was also the barbers down there
Wasn‘t there a pub, where M&S is now called Bonepartes or something?
I miss pubs inside stations, even if most were absolute dives…
I miss pubs inside stations, even if most were absolute dives…