Train Alert - to/from Brighton

[Hotchilidog]

Heading home from Dorking now. Was meant to be at the opera tonight but I'm not risking being stranded. It is chucking it down today. Even I am not blaming the rail companies today.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Brighton - Lewes - Eastbourne - Ashford services suspended between Brighton and Eastbourne, presumably to allow London - Brighton services to be diverted.

 

[Scoffers]

What chance my trip back to Burgess Hill this evening will not be disrupted? I am thinking zero chance

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Good job WFH today

Could see this coming, so left work at lunchtime. Got home fine, but the rain was coming down hard and I could see it wouldn't be long before it started to disrupt services.

As it's normally dark on the journey, coming home early I got to see some of the mess. Particularly around Gatwick, those fields are almost completely underwater.

 

[Ernest]

Brighton - Lewes - Eastbourne - Ashford services suspended between Brighton and Eastbourne, presumably to allow London - Brighton services to be diverted.

Plus Bton - Lewes - Bton shuttles cancelled

 

[Ernest]

1657 & 1812 London Bdgs to Littlehampton both cancelled if anyone catches them

Flooding now affecting Lewes to Polegate, Horsham to Barnham, Chichester to Portsmouth/Southampton as well as Haywards Hth to Bton

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Plus Bton - Lewes - Bton shuttles cancelled

To make way for diversions ?

 

[Ernest]

To make way for diversions ?

Yes, Ashfords suspended because of usual flooding between Lewes and Polegate

 

[Perry Milkins]

Good job WFH today

I suppose your boss pops in and makes you a nice cuppa as well?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

1657 & 1812 London Bdgs to Littlehampton both cancelled if anyone catches them

Flooding now affecting Lewes to Polegate, Horsham to Barnham, Chichester to Portsmouth/Southampton as well as Haywards Hth to Bton

Phew, glad I left early then, the 4:57 is my normal train.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Don't knock it. You got another one added to your precious post count. ( No answer required)

Ditto for you (answer not essential but could be ignored)

 

[worthingseagull123]

If Network Rail have thougt about flood risk for a while now; what exactly have tey done about it?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Trains are shit. Surprise surprise.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

17.57 Victoria to Seaford, Eastbourne and Ore is cancelled tonight and Southern are now reporting flooding at the Clayton Tunnel.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

PS this wouldn't happen in Germany.

 

[e77]

I am the first to criticise Network Rail or Southern Railway but I am not sure you can blame them for this.

 

[e77]

PS this wouldn't happen in Germany.

House!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

If Network Rail have thougt about flood risk for a while now; what exactly have tey done about it?

Nothing of course. Except rub their hands with glee that they can shut down the service yet again and put their feet up tonight. The first sigh of a problem they get the white flags out.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

PS this wouldn't happen in Germany.

PS - Yes it has.

Southeastern have suspended all services tomorrow morning before 10AM.

If Network Rail have thougt about flood risk for a while now; what exactly have tey done about it?

Unless you can suggest a way to stop groundwater flooding......

 

[British Bulldog]

If Network Rail have thougt about flood risk for a while now; what exactly have tey done about it?

Everything they can but when the ground is saturated your fighting a losing battle.