Train farce

[Wozza]

Westbound train went straight through Falmer station at 9.45.

Next one, at 10, was 3 carriages only. Utter carnage, with women and kids getting pushed. Brighton folk clearly not used to rammed trains.

Heard the one after was going to be 3 carriages too...

Could be a VERY late night for some.

Extra seats at the Amex? Hmmmm...

 

[Lychpole]

Was hell on the 21.57 to Brighton !!! Very scarey .

 

[seagullwedgee]

Yep, my 3 young lads have to get home to near northampton tonight, and texted to say the first brighton bound train left flamer at 10.10pm and was only 3 coaches. What a fcuking shmbales.

 

[Muzzy]

3PM KO's Seem to be sorted....Evening games mmmmm. Lets just say, Questionable!

 

[LDN]

The police got a fair amount of abuse from an old reading boy, he couldn't stop telling them they were shit, it's not their fault, Southern rail need to sort it out, that's happened at least 4 times before, I'm now late for my rub down... Again.

 

[Mr Smggles]

One of the Eastbourne trains didn't stop at Lewes, just sailed straight through with no announcement. 30 minute wait at polegate to take us back to Lewes. FFS southern, sort it out!

 

[KJP]

The guy was saying that the driver left his itenary at Lewis or something, complete shambles, I should be getting to durrington now but I've only just left Brighton

 

[Commander]

Still haven't left Brighton because of this f***ing shambles. Going to get home closer to 1am than midnight. God knows what the Reading fans are doing.

 

[Max Paper]

Paid £7 for a coach to my door, home and eating a curry. Perhaps not the right thread but check out seagulls travel, worth every penny!

 

[00snook]

I have to get to Pompey but missed the last train cause of this farce so am now on way to Chi then an EXTREMELY expensive taxi.

Never ever again. My seat will be empty for mid week fixtures from now on.

Sorry Gus, your Bus just doesn't run my way for mid-week games.

 

[GNF on Tour]

One of the Eastbourne trains didn't stop at Lewes, just sailed straight through with no announcement. 30 minute wait at polegate to take us back to Lewes. FFS southern, sort it out!

30 mins in Polegate, I feel for you, must have seemed like much longer.

 

[Guinness Boy]

This was an act by Southern bordering on criminal negligence. As we walked down the ramp to the station we were stopped from getting on the train platform and from the top of the ramp it was clear a train was leaving half empty. The stewards then loaded up the whole length of the platform for an 8 car train due at 21.45. This sat just outside Falmer before going straight through without stopping. The next one in was 3 cars and there was a dangerous crush to get on it and, near me, a fight. All the time another crush was building up outside the platform as the queue got longer and longer and longer and longer.

So Southern. Care to explain...

- why the platform was loaded for an 8 car train if you knew it was due to go straight through?
- why the 21.45 went straight through if it was not meant to?
- why the train before left half empty?

Joke company. Hope they lose their franchise.

 

[KJP]

Paid £7 for a coach to my door, home and eating a curry. Perhaps not the right thread but check out seagulls travel, worth every penny!

I was on the fence about using them next season but after tonight I'm definitely gonna use them for all evenin games

 

[Deleted User X18H]

The guy was saying that the driver left his itenary at Lewis or something, complete shambles, I should be getting to durrington now but I've only just left Brighton

Collins? Caroll? Hamilton?

 

[KJP]

Collins? Caroll? Hamilton?

Nah, John

 

[Pinkie Brown]

I saw that westbound train sail through Falmer & thought WTF?!

Yet again, on the 22.03 to Eastbourne, many people who wanted to get off at Lewes were taken on a bonus ride to Polegate. No announcement at Falmer advising passengers for Lewes to get in the front five carriages. Okay, some may say people should know by now. Not the point. No announcement on the train either. The icing on the cake was a westbound train closing its doors & leaving Polegate as those trapped on the train raced over the bridge.

Some people are going to have a late night or maybe getting home for breakfast.

 

[Spider]

Why the hell do they decide not to let people on the platform to wait for a train. It takes sooooo long to load a train single f***ing file.

The whole thing was a bloody shambles tonight. Luckily just caught the 22:33 from Brighton to Haywards Heath.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Longest queue I've ever been in for the train tonight, and by the time I got to the platform for one of the three carriage trains the rush to get on was ludicrous. I feel sorry for any little'uns who'd no doubt have been scared by the crush. Needs sorting out

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

One of the Eastbourne trains didn't stop at Lewes, just sailed straight through with no announcement. 30 minute wait at polegate to take us back to Lewes. FFS southern, sort it out!

It did stop, they just made YET ANOTHER cock-up by saying Lewes wasnt a short platform - this keeps happening and nothing changes. Reading fans didnt help them self as they gave the only Southern staff member on Polegate station quite a bit of abuse.

 

[seagulls4ever]

Westbound train went straight through Falmer station at 9.45.

Next one, at 10, was 3 carriages only. Utter carnage, with women and kids getting pushed. Brighton folk clearly not used to rammed trains.

Heard the one after was going to be 3 carriages too...

Could be a VERY late night for some.

Extra seats at the Amex? Hmmmm...

The one after was 8 coaches, even though the policeman said it as going to be 3 and moved everyone down the platform.