Looks like 5 rows in the mock up. It doesn't look like the seats are going back into the north stand at all. Hard to say whether it'll be low enough to restrict being able to see the ball up in the air.
Quicker with a change of train doesn't mean easier for a huge lot of people. If you are travelling with luggage, children, the elderly or for leisure purposes convenience is a big consideration and time probably less so. Fear of the Underground seems to be a common thing too. Given Gatwick is a...
Time is not the primary consideration for everyone. And of course this service isn't primarily aimed at those in Brighton wanting to avoid a change of trains in London. The vast majority of passengers for this service won't be travelling end to end. 20 stops = 380 possibly journeys.
I don't think it would take 8 hours, unless I missed something in the press release, but it will certainly be a little longer than changing in London.
However, for passengers travelling to Newcastle from Brighton, the chances are they are booked on an advance ticket for a specified train at...
I think it would take approximately 6.5 hours end to end. There's definitely a market for this of people who want to avoid the hassle of changing in London and aren't in a hurry.
I'd guess they are planning to use 5-car sets.
A major consideration in granting open access services (as this is)...
As an aside we had 463 full-time employees (inc. players) in 2024 according to the accounts. Non-playing full time employees rose from 124 to 341 which is an enormous increase. There must be a logical explanation for this. It looks far more than natural growth you might reasonably expect.
For the last home game I caught the 49 to the ground and walked from Bolney Road as the 25 was full. There were only about half a dozen other Albion fans on board which surprised me. I suspect this bus route is very under-utilized and I think this is partly down to the extra 500m walk from the...
Why the snarkiness? 500 more people delaying their journey home could mean the average wait for a train drops several minutes per passenger. I don't really understand why you are so dismissive of that. We are never going to get to the point where we everyone can walk straight onto the platform...
I don't really understand the relevance of the "500 of those places will be reserved upstairs" part. There's no reason to assume that Amex card holders are less likely to be travelling by train. 1000 people in the facility will have the same impact on the queues regardless of the proportion with...