[Travel] Seaford to Lewes trains replaced by buses for Ipswich game

[Uter]

Its 6 an hour, 2 trains an hour are reversing in Lewes platform 4, two an hour will reverse in platform 5 (ex-seafords), two an hour will be the usual Eastbourne/Ore, at least that is what is planned for tomorrow.

That's good to know. I guess the extra services weren't loaded into the national rail enquiries database when I looked. I suspected they wouldn't have enough capacity to turn 4 trains an hour at Lewes and run two Eastbourne services, but glad to be proven wrong.

 

[Gazwag]

In these circumstances it would be useful to have a 12 car platform length at Falmer to give the operational flexibility to run some maximum length trains between Brighton and Eastbourne if enough units are spare.

The back 7 cars wouldn't get on the platform at Lewes though so lead to long delays waiting for everybody to walk up 7 coach instead of the current 3

 

[jackalbion]

That's good to know. I guess the extra services weren't loaded into the nation rail enquiries database when I looked. I suspected they wouldn't have enough capacity to turn 4 trains and hour at Lewes and run two Eastbourne services, but glad to be proven wrong.

They are running as (Q) trains, 2L78-2L96, they are in there on Real Time Trains. Should all run.

 

[Uter]

I think the best solution is a Lewes remodelling.

I wonder what the cost to make platforms 3, 4 and 5 all 12 car length would be? I suppose if you timed it to coincide it with when the points at then junction to the east are life expired and need replacing anyway, that might keep the cost down. Then you've got the listed signal box that would almost certainly need moving. I guess you'd have to lose the southern siding too. Got to be talking over £20m for that scale of works.

I can't really see any beneficiaries other than the Albion either, so they'd surely be expected to finance the lion's share.

 

[jackalbion]

I wonder what the cost to make platforms 3, 4 and 5 all 12 car length would be? I suppose if you timed it to coincide it with when the points at then junction to the east are life expired and need replacing anyway, that might keep the cost down. Then you've got the listed signal box that would almost certainly need moving. I guess you'd have to lose the southern siding too. Got to be talking over £20m for that scale of works.

I can't really see any beneficiaries other than the Albion either, so they'd surely be expected to finance the lion's share.

I think extending 3 and 4 would be er, difficult, I did have a look on google maps, and probably the best solution would be a 12 car turnback siding eastbound of platform 5 and a crossover that extended from platform 3 into the new imaginary turnback siding, obviously removing the signal box. The best solution would of course be a total remodeling of the entire coastway to Ore, maybe if they ever decide to do BML2 that will happen

 

[schmunk]

I think extending 3 and 4 would be er, difficult, I did have a look on google maps, and probably the best solution would be a 12 car turnback siding eastbound of platform 5 and a crossover that extended from platform 3 into the new imaginary turnback siding, obviously removing the signal box. The best solution would of course be a total remodeling of the entire coastway to Ore, maybe if they ever decide to do BML2 that will happen

Probably easier to just extend the monorail.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

That'll be a bumpy old ride

 

[VAL1850]

Southern Rail and the stewards can't/don't fill 4/6/ 8 coach trains to capacity so no chance with a 12 coach unit...

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

I'll be landing at Gatwick on Saturday morning at 11am after a holiday.
I'm sending my wife home from Gatwick to Bognor with our luggage.

Advice needed, is my best route on the train via Lewes or Brighton?

Jack has spoken though I’ve usually found Trainline gives me an up to date pic once I land at Gatwick. You’ll be fine at that time via either route imo

 

[jackalbion]

Southern Rail and the stewards can't/don't fill 4/6/ 8 coach trains to capacity so no chance with a 12 coach unit...

No comment on this subject!

 

[Skuller]

Not a good start to the day: the bus replacement service at 12.30 from Seaford to Lewes didn’t run because of a broken-down bus…….

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Not a good start to the day: the bus replacement service at 12.30 from Seaford to Lewes didn’t run because of a broken-down bus…….

You really couldn't make it up

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Not a good start to the day: the bus replacement service at 12.30 from Seaford to Lewes didn’t run because of a broken-down bus…….

I passed one earlier, sat in a layby at Tidemills, looked like a pre-On The Buses era piece of kit!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Just joining the A23 via Pyecombe surprisingly clear so far, it’s definitely a 3pm KO today isn’t it?


Edit
Just got to the Pylons and it’s gone shithouse

 

[BN9 BHA]

We drove to Lewes to catch the train from there, traffic gridlocked near the station and trying to get in the car park there didn’t look like a good idea. All other car parks were full up but managed to get a space on the street up near Homebase.
Getting on the train at Lewes station was the easy bit.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Not a good start to the day: the bus replacement service at 12.30 from Seaford to Lewes didn’t run because of a broken-down bus…….

Wouldn’t happen in Germany.