I think lack and location of rolling stock will be an issue; Southern (or whoever) won't have a spare 20-30 coaches available for a few hours on a Saturday afternoon or Tuesday evening. I believe there is also a problem with the length of trains at Lewes that is not just related to platform size...
I think it's currently 4 trains per hour in each direction; capacity is limited to 4 coaches per train by platform restrictions at Falmer and Lewes as well as rolling stock availability. Increased frequency is restricted by the existing signalling system whereby train cannot leave Falmer for...
1) I don't think anyone has claimed that you won't be able to use cash to buy a ticket, I'm sure that the BHA ticket office will continue to accept this.
2) Pay on the gate is just not going to happen at Falmer for all the location, transport, parking, congestion, local disruption etc reasons...
I guess the same way that people know that they can't pay on the gate at Withdean.
And how will these people get to the stadium anyway?
You won't be able to use the cark parking or the P&R buses unless you've got a valid "ticket" and if there are match ticket points at the station(s) you can buy...
Nothing stopping you going to the ticket office; it just won't be at the ground, as now.
As for plastic cards; if such a scheme were to be introduced it could be just a matter of modifying the existing gold/blue/white membership scheme criteria to include all home matches. You currently cannot...
Just a personal view DtG; I attended the last two Planning Committee meetings, listened to what was said and have read the planning consents issued by both the Sec of State and B&HCC.
I've no inside knowledge from the Club but perhaps with more immediate priorities (new management, building the...
I think LB's suggesting what could be proposed by the Club in a Transport Management Plan, not commenting on Planning legislation etc. It is a condition of the Planning Consent that the Club has to submit a TMP to B&HCC and have it approved by them before the stadium can be brought into use...
My understanding is it's a Condition of the Planning Consent that events at the Falmer Stadium have to operate within the remit of a Transport Management Plan and this has to be approved by B&HCC before the stadium can be brought into use.
Use of public transport will form an intergral part of...
Quite so, match ticket sales points are indeed part of the TMP and this has to be approved by B&HCC before the stadium can open.
However, can anyone envisage the Council allowing "open" access to a car park for people who have no tickets - just imagine the potential chaos. Potentially similar...