[Brighton] Brighton Station memories

[Is it PotG?]

Might be corrected on this.
Back in the 70s there were more pubs in one square mile of the station than anywhere else in England.
Windsor tavern was a pre match venue.
Remember the Bosun !

Southover St and around certainly held some sort of title.

 

[Pliny the Gull]

Slam door trains were so cool, none of this “doors close 30 seconds before departure” nonsense

Loved the slam door buffet car.
Business people wrecked on that car every night. When I worked in London, and went to night games, great pre match banter in my blue & white stripes amongst the sharp suits.
Seem to remember going back up to London in the morning, you could get a bacon sandwich.

 

[Hovegull]

Wasn’t a fan of the Connex livery though

 

[GT49er]

Loved the slam door buffet car.
Business people wrecked on that car every night. When I worked in London, and went to night games, great pre match banter in my blue & white stripes amongst the sharp suits.
Seem to remember going back up to London in the morning, you could get a bacon sandwich.

Once upon a time, going up to London you could get a beautiful freshly cooked kipper for breakfast on the train!

 

[Nitram]

This has recently been given the green light by the council for regeneration.

Brighton museum’s plans for passage under station revealed

Pictures showing how the Trafalgar Street arches could look when opened up and restored have been published. Brighton Toy and

www.brightonandhovenews.org

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Once upon a time, going up to London you could get a beautiful freshly cooked kipper for breakfast on the train!

My first proper job was in London in 1987. I used to commute up from Brighton and if I was slightly late, you walked through the train to find a seat. I can still visualise the smoke in the buffet car carriage! A bit like walking through a fog.

 

[GT49er]

My first proper job was in London in 1987. I used to commute up from Brighton and if I was slightly late, you walked through the train to find a seat. I can still visualise the smoke in the buffet car carriage! A bit like walking through a fog.

Aye, but I'm pretty sure you could only get the kipper if you were on The Belle!

 

[jackanada]

And there were some with no corridor. Once you were in that compartment, you were in!

Don't forget the one carriage that had an isolated row of five seats you could lie down on. A godsend to find first when getting the 4am train back from Victoria.

 

[MTSeagulls]

Used it hundreds of times when living in Shoreham and working in Brighton until I got my driving licence.
No photos and really only one memory stands out after a late night out.
I bought the obligatory donor kebab with chilli sauce from just down the road and was launching into my first bite when the bottom fell out of the pitta bread along with all the contents onto the platform floor.
I was not a happy bunny.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Seem to remember going back up to London in the morning, you could get a bacon sandwich.

The most unhealthy but tasty bacon sandwich. Was two slices of toast with what appeared to be a pack of butter melted into it filled with bacon.

 

[GT49er]

Might be corrected on this.
Back in the 70s there were more pubs in one square mile of the station than anywhere else in England.
Windsor tavern was a pre match venue.
Remember the Bosun !

That's a questionable claim! In the 1970s Basingstoke was designated as a New Town, and a whole square mile or so, the heart of the town, was demolished, flattened to the ground to build a new centre over the rubble, At least twenty pubs were included that massacre in the square mile, maybe more. I'd drank in most of them too!

 

[Bodian]

And there were some with no corridor. Once you were in that compartment, you were in!

I caught the last train home from London after a Bunnymen concert at Kilburn Ballroom. I absolutely reeked of sweat, dry ice, fags and beer. Ran from the Underground and threw myself into a compartment just as the train was leaving. It was one of those without a corridor, and some quite posh sedate folk in the other seats - so they were trapped with me for some while, and I felt quite sorry for them!

Might be corrected on this.
Back in the 70s there were more pubs in one square mile of the station than anywhere else in England.
Windsor tavern was a pre match venue.
Remember the Bosun !

Once tried to have a drink in every pub within half-a-mile of the quadrant in a week. Failed.....

 

[Screaming J]

Loved the slam door buffet car.
Business people wrecked on that car every night. When I worked in London, and went to night games, great pre match banter in my blue & white stripes amongst the sharp suits.
Seem to remember going back up to London in the morning, you could get a bacon sandwich.

I used to do something similar. Worked near Victoria Station so quite handy for getting down to Hove in time for a 7:45 kick off. (Why were those evening midweek games at the Goldstone 7:45 and not 7:30? Made quite a difference when you had to get back to London after).

Used to sprint after final whistle to Hove, get back to Brighton station after the match, just enough time to get down to that Chippy/Kebab Shop down Queens Road then back up to the station to get a train back up to London.

Happy Days.....

 

[Robinjakarta]

They absolutely need to open up the steps down to Trafalgar Street again. Give the old khazi a very thorough deep clean and it would make a nice bar/cafe:

Even after all these years, the smell would be well remembered (still is) and drinking beer there would feel like drinking piss.

 

[Robinjakarta]

Might be corrected on this.
Back in the 70s there were more pubs in one square mile of the station than anywhere else in England.
Windsor tavern was a pre match venue.
Remember the Bosun !

Everyone remembers the Bosun!

 

[Robinjakarta]

I used to do something similar. Worked near Victoria Station so quite handy for getting down to Hove in time for a 7:45 kick off. (Why were those evening midweek games at the Goldstone 7:45 and not 7:30? Made quite a difference when you had to get back to London after).

Used to sprint after final whistle to Hove, get back to Brighton station after the match, just enough time to get down to that Chippy/Kebab Shop down Queens Road then back up to the station to get a train back up to London.

Happy Days.....

Last train to Victoria 11:10, no? 11:40 or thereabouts Saturdays and an early 10:30 Sundays?

 

[Robinjakarta]

Southover St and around certainly held some sort of title.

So did the Bosun!