[Travel] Friday Night Trains Going West from Brighton

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Although it has been mentioned in the 'So How's It Going To Go Wrong?' thread, worth highlighting that those heading West after the game on Friday :

Date:
25 November - 29 November 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Victoria and Worthing and between Brighton and West Worthing / Portsmouth Harbour and also between Haywards Heath and Worthing

Engineering work is taking place from approximately 23:30 until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, closing all lines.

Each night, from approximately 23:30 until the end of service, the following alterations will apply:

Trains from London Victoria to Worthing will terminate at Brighton

Trains will not run between Brighton and West Worthing

The 22:52 Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton service will terminate at Littlehampton. A replacement bus will depart from Littlehampton at 23:53, calling at all stations to Brighton

Replacement buses will run between Brighton and Worthing / West Worthing to help with your journey. Journey times will be increased on replacement buses.

@jackalbion - are you able to provide any further useful info on this topic?

 

[southstandandy]

Blimey - this could be carnage especially with all the Saints fans heading west.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Both clubs should have asked for the game to be rescheduled to a time fit for purpose

 

[Guinness Boy]

Although it has been mentioned in the 'So How's It Going To Go Wrong?' thread, worth highlighting that those heading West after the game on Friday :

Date:
25 November - 29 November 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Victoria and Worthing and between Brighton and West Worthing / Portsmouth Harbour and also between Haywards Heath and Worthing

Engineering work is taking place from approximately 23:30 until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, closing all lines.

Each night, from approximately 23:30 until the end of service, the following alterations will apply:

Trains from London Victoria to Worthing will terminate at Brighton

Trains will not run between Brighton and West Worthing

The 22:52 Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton service will terminate at Littlehampton. A replacement bus will depart from Littlehampton at 23:53, calling at all stations to Brighton

Replacement buses will run between Brighton and Worthing / West Worthing to help with your journey. Journey times will be increased on replacement buses.

@jackalbion - are you able to provide any further useful info on this topic?

If I'm reading that correctly the works are only Monday to Thursday so Friday night won't be affected? The - 29 November bit in your bolding presumably covers 00.01 - 05.00 on 29th and not Friday night?

We do need the tour guide / train guru's opinion though!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Either way I'm getting a bus home though

 

[Pevenseagull]

Jesus wept.

 

[torchieboy]

Although it has been mentioned in the 'So How's It Going To Go Wrong?' thread, worth highlighting that those heading West after the game on Friday :

Date:
25 November - 29 November 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Victoria and Worthing and between Brighton and West Worthing / Portsmouth Harbour and also between Haywards Heath and Worthing

Engineering work is taking place from approximately 23:30 until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, closing all lines.

Each night, from approximately 23:30 until the end of service, the following alterations will apply:

Trains from London Victoria to Worthing will terminate at Brighton

Trains will not run between Brighton and West Worthing

The 22:52 Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton service will terminate at Littlehampton. A replacement bus will depart from Littlehampton at 23:53, calling at all stations to Brighton

Replacement buses will run between Brighton and Worthing / West Worthing to help with your journey. Journey times will be increased on replacement buses.

@jackalbion - are you able to provide any further useful info on this topic?

no, this is only after 11.30pm on Monday to Thursday.

trains are running on friday evening as per normal from what ive been told.

 

[jackalbion]

Although it has been mentioned in the 'So How's It Going To Go Wrong?' thread, worth highlighting that those heading West after the game on Friday :

Date:
25 November - 29 November 2024 11:59 PM

Routes affected:
Between London Victoria and Worthing and between Brighton and West Worthing / Portsmouth Harbour and also between Haywards Heath and Worthing

Engineering work is taking place from approximately 23:30 until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, closing all lines.

Each night, from approximately 23:30 until the end of service, the following alterations will apply:

Trains from London Victoria to Worthing will terminate at Brighton

Trains will not run between Brighton and West Worthing

The 22:52 Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton service will terminate at Littlehampton. A replacement bus will depart from Littlehampton at 23:53, calling at all stations to Brighton

Replacement buses will run between Brighton and Worthing / West Worthing to help with your journey. Journey times will be increased on replacement buses.

@jackalbion - are you able to provide any further useful info on this topic?

EDIT: There’s been an easement on Friday night, so all normal services continue until end of service, EXCEPT for the final Worthing service which will now be a bus at 0126.

 

[jackalbion]

Blimey - this could be carnage especially with all the Saints fans heading west.

I’d be shocked if any Saints fans are using that route as even if you left at half time you would have missed the last (2113) Southampton Service via Chichester. If any are planning on doing it in a day on the train, they’d have to go via Clapham.

 

[Milano]

Both clubs should have asked for the game to be rescheduled to a time fit for purpose

That would require either club to actually give a shit. As bloody amazing as our board are this is the one blot, I genuinely do not believe that they really care that much about this. The ground is always full, with people spending loads. Yes fans moan about the trains but guess what - the ground is always full, with people spending loads.

To be fair there is probably not a lot the club can do, hence why he doesn't talk about it. CEO Rule 1 - don't bring up a problem if you can't improve it as all you're doing is highlighting the problem. Barber gives it lip service but I've worked with enough CEOs in my time.....

 

[jackalbion]

That would require either club to actually give a shit. As bloody amazing as our board are this is the one blot, I genuinely do not believe that they really care that much about this. The ground is always full, with people spending loads. Yes fans moan about the trains but guess what - the ground is always full, with people spending loads.

To be fair there is probably not a lot the club can do, hence why he doesn't talk about it. CEO Rule 1 - don't bring up a problem if you can't improve it as all you're doing is highlighting the problem. Barber gives it lip service but I've worked with enough CEOs in my time.....

The train company, police and the club can give objections but ultimately the Premier League have final say, I'd say the police probably have the most influence other than the league.

 

[Official Old Man]

Memories of St Marys a few years back.
1:0 down and up on the screen came the notice "All trains to Brighton have been cancelled"
Up came the chant from the home fans "1 nil and you're walking home"
We laughed, and scored an equaliser.