Trains from the coast to Sunderland and West Ham

[Uncle Buck]

Firstly to anyone travelling from the south coast to London to get a train to Newcastle for the Sunderland game, please be warned there is a reduced service that day due to engineering works. There are not as many Thameslinks running and they do not tie up with the 0800 from Kings Cross and there do not seem to be as many running into Victoria. I think this is because of work between Three Bridges and East Croydon. The good news is no buses, but check as the 0604 Thameslink is definetly not running.

The bad news is West Ham, to put it mildly the trains are f***ed that day. There are buses from Brighton to Three Bridges and then trains from there. However for some reason there does seem to be a Thameslink leaving Brighton at 0834 getting to London Bridge at 0930 and then after that nothing but buses.

So mayhem that day...

 

[CHAPPERS]

All on the 0834 then for West Ham then.

Marvellous.

 

[Artois]

All on the 0834 then for West Ham then.

Marvellous.

 

[Storer68]

Fantastic news

And we've taken 5,000 applications for tickets for West ham.

well done Network rail

 

[CHAPPERS]

5,000?

f***ing hell.

 

[caz99]

i seem to be able to get a direct train from lancing to london victoria? cant see anything about the works

 

[saafend_seagull]

5000?!? whats the source? i would have thought we'd take 4000 max.

 

[Uncle Buck]

i seem to be able to get a direct train from lancing to london victoria? cant see anything about the works

Going a different route.

 

[Sheebo]

do u have to apply for WEst Ham tickets then? or can u pay on gate?

 

[CHAPPERS]

do u have to apply for WEst Ham tickets then? or can u pay on gate?

 

[caz99]

my cheque has been cashed so i am eagerly awaiting my tickets

 

[caz99]

5000?!? whats the source? i would have thought we'd take 4000 max.

he said applications not tickets sold

 

[Artois]

We've only been allocated 2,700 tickets.

 

[Uncle Buck]

5000?!? whats the source? i would have thought we'd take 4000 max.

Not sure how you can take 4000 when the maximum allocation is 2900.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Not sure how you can take 4000 when the maximum allocation is 2900.

west ham wont fill their allocation, and the end behind the goals holds closer to 3,500, and they would be stupid not to give us more if we take up the original allocation

 

[n1 gull]

my cash has not gone out of my account yet, which makes me nervous as I'm getting 9 tickets in total

 

[CHAPPERS]

The cash has gone from yours Caz? When did it go?

 

[Faldo]

I've only posted mine today...

Eep!

 

[CHAPPERS]

Oooh, it's gone from mine this morning!

Sweeeeeeet.

 

[Artois]

Are you sure Caz?

I've just checked my online credit card account, but no money has gone and I posted it ages ago