[Albion] Trains for Southampton game from Three Bridges to Brighton

[studio150]

Well done Southern

Buses replace trains between Haywards Heath and Brighton / Lewes on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October

Engineering work is taking place between Haywards Heath and Brighton on Saturday and Sunday, closing all lines. The line between Haywards Heath and Lewes will also be closed on Sunday.

Buses will replace trains between Three Bridges and Brighton on Saturday and between Three Bridges and Brighton / Lewes on Sunday.

Gatwick Express services will not run between Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

Southern will run a reduced service between London and Brighton, via Lewes on Saturday and via Littlehampton on Sunday. As a result of this, some services between Littlehampton / Chichester and Brighton will be retimed.

Thameslink services between London Bridge and Brighton will not run.

On Saturday, two trains per hour will run in each direction between Bedford and Haywards Heath. Services will call additionally at Balcombe.

On Sunday, two trains per hour will run in each direction between Bedford and Three Bridges.




This probably means a very early start for anyone who usually catches the train down the main line

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Wouldn’t happen in Germany

 

[spence]

Been using Mill road park and ride all this season. But yeah great timing Southern

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Oh FFS

 

[BensGrandad]

Been using Mill road park and ride all this season. But yeah great timing Southern

People seem to forget that engineering work is scheduled over 12 months in advance so they wouldnt have been aware of us having a home game.

 

[Madafwo]

Isn't it Network Rail that do the maintenance on the tracks, not Southern? Or does that go against the anti Southern sentiment here?

 

[martin tyler]

So if I'm travelling to the game Sunday from London I've got to get train to three bridges, then bus to brighton and then train to calmer?

 

[NooBHA]

Bus replacement services are the scourge of ''Modernity'' Thankfully I decided to travel down on the Friday and go back on the Monday. How long does the whole journey London to Brighton take factoring in the bus replacement, as I have friends not going down till the Sunday ?

 

[Deadly Danson]

Isn't it Network Rail that do the maintenance on the tracks, not Southern? Or does that go against the anti Southern sentiment here?

Yep, nothing to do with Southern.

 

[BensGrandad]

Arent the trains going from Haywards Heath to Lewes if so that would be easier probably as you can get on at Victoria and stay on and the same on the return.

 

[studio150]

Arent the trains going from Haywards Heath to Lewes if so that would be easier probably as you can get on at Victoria and stay on and the same on the return.

Not on Sunday

 

[NooBHA]

Arent the trains going from Haywards Heath to Lewes if so that would be easier probably as you can get on at Victoria and stay on and the same on the return.

So BG - is that Victoria to Hayward's Heath - Hayward's Heath to Lewes - Lewes to Falmer ?

 

[BensGrandad]

Not on Sunday

Are there not trains to Eastbourne via Lewes,


ps Just checked national Rail it bus from 3 Bridges to Lewes and the EASTBOURNE train is the same bus replacement. So it is Haywards Heath that is not served by train.

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

https://youtu.be/5OR9edcMKfM

 

[Jack Daniels]

Thank you, Bridge car park booked in leiu of trains.

Havent got all sunday to spend travelling to/from football.

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[Cowfold Seagull]

Isn't it Network Rail that do the maintenance on the tracks, not Southern? Or does that go against the anti Southern sentiment here?

Absolutely, was just going to post your very words.

Inconvenien t for many of course, but track maintenance does need to be done, and not knowing the football fixtures a year in advance when this maintenance is scheduled there is little that can be done to avoid it. Better too that the line is closed over a weekend than duriing the worrking week.

Sorry folks, l'm just playing devil's advocate. There are two sides to every story, and railway companies aren't always in the wrong.

 

[downham seagull]

Hassle for me as it adds 45 min to the the journey each way but through past experiences would still suffer this rather than driving for 7 hours in total to save 1hr 30 min of inconvenience.

 

[Sussexscots]

That's the Pre match drinking scunnered then as will now take the car. Sustainable transport is one thing, replacement bus services quite another.

 

[BensGrandad]

the OP original post is untrue as it is bus from Three Bridges and Haywards Heath is not accessible not as stated Haywards Hearth to Brighton it seems.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

As BG is muddying the waters, here is Network Rail's take. You know, the people who do this stuff.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/static/documents/maps/HHE BTN LWS.pdf