[Albion] Trains for the Burnley game on Saturday

[Easy 10]

Obvious Whats meant that fans can get to and home from Falmer with a train entire journey changing at Brighton and other obvious places like to Seaford via Lewes unless on a direct

I've read this three times and still have no clue. Are the words in the right order ?

 

[el punal]

Obvious Whats meant that fans can get to and home from Falmer with a train entire journey changing at Brighton and other obvious places like to Seaford via Lewes unless on a direct

Could you translate that into Morse code? I might then be able to understand it.

 

[jackalbion]

I've read this three times and still have no clue. Are the words in the right order ?

Obviously I should have understood it.

 

[Gazwag]

There are 4 trains an hour running to Falmer this Saturday, xx11 and xx41 to Seaford. xx01 and xx31 to Eastbourne, all 8 carriages.

Club say 2 an hour on the website

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

There are 4 trains an hour running to Falmer this Saturday, xx11 and xx41 to Seaford. xx01 and xx31 to Eastbourne, all 8 carriages.

Can we trust that it will be 8 carriages that turn up on the day? The scrum to get on those 3 carriage cattle trucks can be downright dangerous

 

[jackalbion]

Can we trust that it will be 8 carriages that turn up on the day? The scrum to get on those 3 carriage cattle trucks can be downright dangerous

Yes, the issue tomorrow will be less drivers, the trains will go out the depot first thing as 8 carriages. Those 3 carriage trains have been scrapped.

 

[jackalbion]

Club say 2 an hour on the website

And if you look on the train company website, real time trains, and literally everywhere else. As well as that I know there is 4 trains an hour. The club website is wrong.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Yes, the issue tomorrow will be less drivers, the trains will go out the depot first thing as 8 carriages. Those 3 carriage trains have been scrapped.

Cheers

 

[AZ Gull]

Who'd have thought we'd be getting excited about a home game against Burnley in December?

Although, that 2-2 back in 2016 was one of the best games I think 've watched at the Amex in terms of pure competitiveness and excitement. Kayal and Barton may as well have just had a fight in the centre circle while a game of football was being played around them for 90 minutes - brilliant stuff.

Amex matches against Burnley in December have provided some excellent entertainment - Albion 0 - 1 Burnley

 

[Easy 10]

So glad I snorted EDF again for this one.

 

[Terry Connor]

 

[Terry Connor]

I don't know what you mean by that, you can't run a train from Littlehampton to Falmer, as there is Brighton station in the way, and no direct line. The same with London.

Maybe 20 years ago, there were direct trains across Brighton, I think West Worthing to Seaford, reversing at Brighton. It completely messed up capacity on the mainline, of course, as well as reliability so they were scrapped. This was before Thameslink expanded when they rebuilt Blackfriars and London Bridge so the number of trains on the mainline was much fewer. Is it physically impossible to link across now?

 

[nordicgod]

Maybe 20 years ago, there were direct trains across Brighton, I think West Worthing to Seaford, reversing at Brighton. It completely messed up capacity on the mainline, of course, as well as reliability so they were scrapped. This was before Thameslink expanded when they rebuilt Blackfriars and London Bridge so the number of trains on the mainline was much fewer. Is it physically impossible to link across now?

No can still be done , only 4 coaches though and has to go into platform 3 at brighton to go either east or west

 

[jackalbion]

Maybe 20 years ago, there were direct trains across Brighton, I think West Worthing to Seaford, reversing at Brighton. It completely messed up capacity on the mainline, of course, as well as reliability so they were scrapped. This was before Thameslink expanded when they rebuilt Blackfriars and London Bridge so the number of trains on the mainline was much fewer. Is it physically impossible to link across now?

I knew someone would bring up that train! Yes it’s still possible now, via the far end of platform 3 which is both accessible from Lewes and Hove, but it absolutely tanks capacity and can’t be more than 4 coaches. I found a carriage working notice from 2002 a few years ago and there was a once a day Seaford to Bournemouth.

 

[mile oak]

The pal@rse cattle service after the match presumably goes into Brighton and straight out or via Lewes then reverses/turns around to go via Plumpton.

 

[RioGrandeGull]

Looks horrific west coast.

700 bus looks the only option

Yes, buses are running non-stop between Brighton and Shoreham.
Last bus shown as 18.05….

 

[Gazwag]

The pal@rse cattle service after the match presumably goes into Brighton and straight out or via Lewes then reverses/turns around to go via Plumpton.

It goes via Lewes

 

[atomised]

frustrating that the club info still states the 2 an hour when the planner throughout the day clearly shows the 4

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

frustrating that the club info still states the 2 an hour when the planner throughout the day clearly shows the 4

At least they finally got round to - after several years - correcting the standard post-match train information. It now reads 'Certain trains departing from Falmer post-match will not stop at Moulsecoomb or London Road'

 

[schmunk]

frustrating that the club info still states the 2 an hour when the planner throughout the day clearly shows the 4

If it keeps some people away from the trains (and onto the buses, P&R, etc. - not staying home!) then I'm happy with it...