Could The Club Run It's Own Train Service?

[Lady Whistledown]

Why hasn't Tony Bloom built a mono rail from the town centre to Falmer and through to Lewes yet? Thought he was MINTED?

I hear those things are awfully loud.

 

[happypig]

What about paying a couple of the North Stand's top boys to give Charles Horton and Mick Cash a good duffing up ?

 

[ofco8]

OP post fantasy of course.

However, he is right in that some lateral thinking is needed to conclude this ongoing mess. The Government, Southern and Unions are unable to resolve it.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

 

[GT49er]

Well they would either need to win the whole franchise for the Southern region or build a new track with tunnels and stations adjacent to the exist one through the National Park, through residential areas in Brighton and through historic parts of Lewes. Sounds feasible.

Not so. Railtrack 'own' the track, and any train operating company (TOC) can apply to them to run a train on it. If - and I agree it's a big if - the Albion decided to buy a couple of second hand trains to shuttle between Lewes and Brighton on match days, we wouldn't be the first football club to buy and run our own train. One of the tourist TOCs, that run special and charter trains, could probably be contracted to do the actual running of the train.

Agree we're more likely to go down the 'more buses' route - but that's hardly the green sustainable transport model, is it.

 

[GT49er]

As long as the train was packed efficiently you might only need one


Artist impression of the 14:30 non stop to Falmer over London Road viaduct

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Now that is scary!

 

[Ernest]

Two Jericho references in two days? Clearly you have it.

Drink in the GIFT of ENREST

 

[el punal]

As long as the train was packed efficiently you might only need one


Artist impression of the 14:30 non stop to Falmer over London Road viaduct

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Has it got a trolley service?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Has it got a trolley service?

Don't say Mark McCammon's coming back?

 

[clippedgull]

Has it got a trolley service?

Limited service. Probably advisable to buy before you board!

 

[VAL1850]

Wally Trolley

 

[kevo]

 

[wakeytom]

In all seriousness, and with a view to regular usage from the university, a monorail would sit well with the councils environmental goals.

An east/west mono rail along the coast with a central northerly spur to include the station, Amex and the uni's and terminating in Lewis would also do wonders for reducing traffic.

It is a fantasy but bigger projects that were once dreamy have become reality

By cutting through more of the picturesque land?

I also think that would actually increase traffic - rather than getting a train from say Eastbourne to Brighton you may drive to Lewi(e)s first as lets be honest Lewes is not that big it just happens to be a 'hub' for match days but under normal circumstances people would travel through it (on a train) rather than to it from the East

 

[AmexRuislip]

Could always build an underground link from Brighton to Falmer..........
Call it EFL.....'extended Falmer link'

 

[AmexRuislip]

BloomBell Railway

 

[VAL1850]

I've said it before. Its the OBVIOUS answer. Environmentally friendly, doesn't need drivers, just some herbert hitting the stop/go button and a few stewards helping people get on and off at either end. Piece of piss.

Approx $45 million for one of these , cost of say 3 half decent premium players (cheaper to run though!!!}

 

[Prince Monolulu]

 

[el punal]

I've said it before. Its the OBVIOUS answer. Environmentally friendly, doesn't need drivers, just some herbert hitting the stop/go button and a few stewards helping people get on and off at either end. Piece of piss.

Next stop - West Upper only. Mind the gap.

 

[Two Professors]

Right,stop this,it's getting silly!

 

[Wrong-Direction]