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Is there such a thing as an Albion Train awayday special
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Medwayseagull
JCB
I love a thread which reminds me of the 1970's.
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I'm a real ol' boy Medway. 61 years of grieving over the stripes. However, the question was serious. Is there any sort of get together on the rail trips...or is it just a get together of mates?
joker
BHA Blues Away
TBH I used to love going on the football specials, used to go on the train with an argus photographer called Patrick Steptoe, had some great times, and for home games I would get on the bus at Whitehawk garage and go all over the place before arriving at the Goldstone.
Have to say I think that is why I like travelling up by coach to away games as it is sort of retro
Have to say I think that is why I like travelling up by coach to away games as it is sort of retro
VAL1850
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Bring back "The Seagull Special"
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The Motorik
I think the last time the club organised a special train to a match was the play off final vs Bristol City in Cardiff in 2004?
Lord Bracknell
On fire
I thought the last one to be organised was for the Bristol City game, twelve days ago.
drew
Drew
Please don't bring back the seagull special, it broke down too often!!!!! Will never forget the Forest 5th round tie. Well I wouldn't would, I spent the evening at Kettering station!!!
mune ni kamome
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I was on that train. Seemed to spend hours stuck around Neasden Junction while the time ticked away
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Did the Albion organise it ? or was it a scheduled service.
jackalbion
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there was one for the southampton match return only last season
Lord Bracknell
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There are a couple of extra trains (from both directions) that serve Falmer on matchdays only. If it wasn't for the Albion, they wouldn't run.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
The Southern site just shows the standard Saturday service of four trains an hour calling at Falmer, dropping to three trains an hour back to Brighton, after 8pm. The Club's website refers to trains running "as normal" (and I'm not sure what that means).
There are also other complicating factors on Saturday:-
+ Brighton University Open Day (affecting Mithras House P&R)
+ Sussex University Open Day
+ An event at the Racecourse (affecting the Racecourse P&R)
+ The South of England Cross Country Championships at Stanmer Park (6,000 people expected)
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Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Usual additions running at xx02 to Falmer and returns as per normal matchday
Lord Bracknell
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BlockDpete
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- Oct 8, 2005
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My only experience of a Seagull Special was to Liverpool in 91.
Boarded the train at Three Bridges, with the announcer urging us to "Beat those scousers"!
A great day, though it did seem to take an age to get back.
Boarded the train at Three Bridges, with the announcer urging us to "Beat those scousers"!
A great day, though it did seem to take an age to get back.
But did it stop at interim stations outside of Sussex? Was it Albion fans only? Did it have a big fat steward with a booming voice who bore a passing resemblance to Stavros from Kojak constantly walking up and down and trying desperately to enforce the 'no alcohol' rule? Unless the answer to those questions are No, Yes and Yes then was NOT a special train in the true sense, merely an additional one.
Daffy Duck
Stop bloody moaning!
Remember that well.
The game had finished and good old British Rail were still trying to get us to Nottingham so that they didn't have to give us our money back.
Ended up stuck on the train at Kettering waiting for another engine to take us back to Brighton, a total of 12 hours sitting on that bloody train.