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

[Beach Hut]

No trains from Shoreham at present

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Southern starting to run services in the London area as it has been least affected.

Major signalling failure at Balcombe with flooding too - Mainline won't be cleared quickly. Lots of trees down and level crossings damaged. Loss of power at Horsham too.

Buses difficult to get due to poor road conditions.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Brighton - Haywards Heath now open. Buses being sorted for travel to Three Bridges where trains should start running.

 

[worthingseagull123]

Brighton - Haywards Heath now open. Buses being sorted for travel to Three Bridges where trains should start running.

Nothing running north of 3 bridges yet.

 

[Bladders]

Are the Ashford to Eastbourne trains running?

 

[Bad Ash]

So should I be able to get from London Victoria to Brighton in a few hours time (and Swindon to London)?

I was intending to drive, but hitting a curb and blowing my tyre yesterday evening put paid to those plans.

 

[gripper stebson]

Carnage in my front garden this morning...

 

[Beach Hut]

So should I be able to get from London Victoria to Brighton in a few hours time (and Swindon to London)?

I was intending to drive, but hitting a curb and blowing my tyre yesterday evening put paid to those plans.

I think you may struggle to do that given the current train service

 

[Ernest]

Trains running from Brighton to Barnham, Haywards Hth, Newhaven & Eastbourne. Lots of damage on the main line so doubt much will run there for a while

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Carnage in my front garden this morning...

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Couldn't you have waited until Christmas Day to practice your WWE signature move

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

FFS. Any idea when trains will start running from London to Brighton?

 

[Ernest]

FFS. Any idea when trains will start running from London to Brighton?

Probably January 2nd

 

[Tricky Dicky]

FFS. Any idea when trains will start running from London to Brighton?

Surprise, surprise - almost no detail on the Southern site. Seems like there's a limited service between Haywards Heath and Brighton currently, no mention of anything from London to HH.

 

[Beach Hut]

Surprise, surprise - almost no detail on the Southern site. Seems like there's a limited service between Haywards Heath and Brighton currently, no mention of anything from London to HH.

Think it is a bus service at present, Gatwick North Terminal is savaged by power outages so there are a fair few people who may well have a very bad Christmas

 

[Badger]

Probably January 2nd

That's far too optimistic, even without this current carnage they were planning on finishing the engineering work at 4am on January 2nd, given there's another storm forecast for the end of the week I reckon we'll see the trains resuming on 6th January.

 

[Ernest]

That's far too optimistic, even without this current carnage they were planning on finishing the engineering work at 4am on January 2nd, given there's another storm forecast for the end of the week I reckon we'll see the trains resuming on 6th January.

I didn't say what year

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Think it is a bus service at present, Gatwick North Terminal is savaged by power outages so there are a fair few people who may well have a very bad Christmas

Indeed. I do think, though, that whatever the issue, that there is no excuse for a lack of information - even if it's bad news, it gives you a chance to plan. Just to be left hanging is there worst thing you can do, and Southern fail on this point every time.

That's my last anti-Southern rant this year. No doubt I'll be re-starting on Jan 2nd when I won't be able to get back to work because of the overrunning works.

 

[Beach Hut]

That's my last anti-Southern rant this year. No doubt I'll be re-starting on Jan 2nd when I won't be able to get back to work because of the overrunning works.

Wonder what odds you would get at a bookie for no trains on 02nd January

 

[Meade's Ball]

Think it is a bus service at present, Gatwick North Terminal is savaged by power outages so there are a fair few people who may well have a very bad Christmas

Supposed to be flying from there on Thursday morning. I had a cruel dream about there being cancellations and avoiding Christmas with the Spanish girlfriend's family so that i can just rest on my own watching tv. I hope this wasn't my Medusa Touch. I best warn St Paul's Cathedral.

 

[Ernest]

Latest update

Brighton to Haywards Heath every 30mins
Brighton to Eastbourne hourly
Brighton to Newhaven hourly
Brighton to Barnham every 30 mins
Bognor to Barnham every 15 mins

Victoria to Gatwick every 30mins about to start

Still waiting for clearance between Gatwick and Haywards Hth