Xmas Train Alert - Some Windy Weather.....

[Ernest]

Trains running between Brighton - Portsmouth Hbr plus Littlehampton & Bognor connections
Brighton - Seafrod/Eastbourne
Eastbourne/Hastings
Eastbourne/Haywards Hth

That's about it for now

 

[beorhthelm]

dont fancy buses from Victoria, an hour or hour and half to Gatwick with some very stressed and grumpy passengers. i'd try a train to the outskirts then a local cab the rest of the way if i were in London looking to get home now.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

In a cab to Gatwick now.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Ron Nodes has died.

 

[Ernest]

dont fancy buses from Victoria, an hour or hour and half to Gatwick with some very stressed and grumpy passengers. i'd try a train to the outskirts then a local cab the rest of the way if i were in London looking to get home now.

Purley is as far as you'd get by train

 

[fataddick]

Hm, gotta get from Brighton to Woking. Trying to work out which is likely to be more of a mission, the bus from Gatwick to Clapham Jct route or the epic (but all train-based) via Portsmouth route. Hm.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

dont fancy buses from Victoria, an hour or hour and half to Gatwick with some very stressed and grumpy passengers. i'd try a train to the outskirts then a local cab the rest of the way if i were in London looking to get home now.

How about train to Tunbridge Wells from London Bridge. The last 29 bus to Brighton from outside TW station leaves at 8:02pm.

 

[Ernest]

There will be no trains between East Croydon and Gatwick until after the holiday, trains are now running to East Grinstead buses being used from there to Gatwick or Three Bridges.

 

[Beach Hut]

There will be no trains between East Croydon and Gatwick until after the holiday, trains are now running to East Grinstead buses being used from there to Gatwick or Three Bridges.

Sounds like the blockade has been introduced slightly earlier than anticipated.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Stirling piece of driving by the Palace cabbie, picked up by Tubthumper Jnr at Gatwick and now on M23. Barring any mishaps I will be at the hotel by 5 and in Craft Beer Co at 6.

 

[Ernest]

Sounds like the blockade has been introduced slightly earlier than anticipated.

Landslides on the quarry and Redhill line, no point bothering now as it is closed till January 2

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Southern have tweeted that the LB to Uckfield line is open and running. Doing that and getting the 28/29 to Brighton seems like a workable idea (theoretically...)

Southern tickets are also valid on Southeastern, so Tunbridge Wells and the 29 is also doable. Not sure what time the last bus leaves TW though.

 

[Ernest]

Hm, gotta get from Brighton to Woking. Trying to work out which is likely to be more of a mission, the bus from Gatwick to Clapham Jct route or the epic (but all train-based) via Portsmouth route. Hm.

No service from Havant to Guildford or Havant towards Southampton

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Hm, gotta get from Brighton to Woking. Trying to work out which is likely to be more of a mission, the bus from Gatwick to Clapham Jct route or the epic (but all train-based) via Portsmouth route. Hm.

I'd say the 'easiest' way is bus from Brighton to Uckfield, train from Uckfield to London Bridge, LB to Waterloo East and Waterloo to Woking. Convoluted, but should see you there. DO NOT attempt the coast route.

Good luck.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I'll be claiming a refund for the train termination and expulsion of squeezed in passengers at Purley. A world of upset people with difficult to wheel and handle meeting no boarding time deadline luggage made for generally bad feeling, whilst the fact that it took 45 minutes to get out of the station itself so that I could find a place to hitch my lift made it a health and safety disgrace. Mother's boyfriend now has me in his Magic fm car and should be in Brighton in half an hour. A horrid day's travel.

 

[vegster]

I'll be claiming a refund for the train termination and expulsion of squeezed in passengers at Purley. A world of upset people with difficult to wheel and handle meeting no boarding time deadline luggage made for generally bad feeling, whilst the fact that it took 45 minutes to get out of the station itself so that I could find a place to hitch my lift made it a health and safety disgrace. Mother's boyfriend now has me in his Magic fm car and should be in Brighton in half an hour. A horrid day's travel.

Bad luck MB, there are some horror stories out there today. Friends of mine were set to travel to Lancaster on the train, They managed to make it Redhill in 3 1/2 hours on assorted trains and a £25 cab ride. they turned back about 1pm as they could not even make Victoria and the West Coast mainline was struggling too.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Southern have tweeted that the LB to Uckfield line is open and running. Doing that and getting the 28/29 to Brighton seems like a workable idea (theoretically...)

Southern tickets are also valid on Southeastern, so Tunbridge Wells and the 29 is also doable. Not sure what time the last bus leaves TW though.

Last bus from TW today ( to Brighton ) is 8:02 pm, which goes through Uckfield at 8:44 pm.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Guess the only good thing about the Redhill and Quarry Line landslides is that they now have time to fix it.

Of course, the Xmas work will now overrun because of more storms on Friday.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Made my date at Craft Beer Co; drinking a nice Thornbridge Bayern. A message to all TOCs: I will never surrender! You will not beat me.

Merry Xmas and thanks to all the help you guys gave me in getting to Brighton.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Euugh, waiting for my sister to arrive so I can drive her to my parents. She was stuck outside e. grinstead two and a half hours ago waiting for them to let her get off for a rail replacement service. Still no word and her phone is dead, now it sounds like it's blowing a gale again outside! Fun.