[Albion] Trains for Newcastle?

[Munchkin]

Anyone know what the situation is ahead of Saturday?

Southern timetable looks normal for Saturday, presume they are not part of the strike?

 

[redoubtable seagull]

Correct. Southern are not on strike this Saturday.

 

[dazzer6666]

Going to walk from Ditchling

 

[Swansman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WWlhuKI2MI

This is what you need

 

[Beach Hut]

Correct. Southern are not on strike this Saturday.

Doesn't mean they won't **** it up train wise

 

[studio150]

Bound to be cancellations due to lack of train crew, or buckled rails due to the heat, so yes a normal Saturday service.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Trains on Saturday

Travelling down from South London on Saturday.
The latest from Thameslink is that their drivers aren't striking, but they expect services to be severely affected.

My plan is Bus to East Croydon - Thameslink to Brighton - Walk to the stadium.
Going to allow an extra couple of hours for the journey.

Anyone know what the likelihood of the Brighton service running on the day?
Any other options I should consider?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Southern are running aren't they? So services from to Falmer shouldn't be affected (anymore than they would normally be by the cluster**** that is Southern).

 

[nordicgod]

Southern and thameslink services are fine , just watch the thameslink Cambridge and Peterborough services as for some reason they always get disrupted on a Saturday

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Just curious how the services can be fine, as it's a train driver's strike?
Are Southern and Thamelink non-union? or do they belong to a different Union?

 

[jackalbion]

Just curious how the services can be fine, as it's a train driver's strike?
Are Southern and Thamelink non-union? or do they belong to a different Union?

Their ASLEF members voted not to strike

Also to answer your other question, Thameslink services will only be affected north of St Pancras, mainly due to overcrowding due to no LNER or Greater Anglia running so will be your end. I'd recommend getting as Southern service to Hove and then using the shuttle to Brighton if you are really concerned.

 

[Napper]

think will be a f k up personally.

Get there early and booze hard after in the sun

 

[pure_white]

Hope the trains can manage more carriages as staff on platforms count in for more carriages then its carnage getting on. I would like to see improvements overall but doubt i will.

 

[Quinney]

Hope the trains can manage more carriages as staff on platforms count in for more carriages then its carnage getting on. I would like to see improvements overall but doubt i will.

How hard is it to ensure the train is full before it pulls away? So frustrating seeing half empty train pulling away after a game whilst stuck on the bridge waiting to get on. All it needs is a bit of common sense and communication.


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[Napper]

speed restrictions due to heat , started yesterday on some southern lines. No doubt be across the network saturday. Knock on effect for drivers etc.

 

[A mex eyecan]

Saturdays Trains

As there is industrial action are there any trains running at all on Saturday?

Normally get train from Lewes

 

[Seaview Seagull]

There was another thread on this Southern drivers are not involved in the strike

 

[A1X]

Me when I see yet another thread about trains on Saturday

 

[Bridcutt]

There's more info here, https://www.southernrailway.com/industrialaction. There's two different strike days afaik, ASLEF and RMT. Saturday is an ASLEF strike day which doesn't affect Southern.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Me when I see yet another thread about trains on Saturday

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It's unbelievable isn't it.