Lewes Station Pre-match

Hillian1

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Jul 15, 2010

15,364

Struggling for breath at the top of the stairs

• May 14, 2013

• #1

Can't see this posted anywhere else so:

What the hell was all that about at Lewes station pre-match.

25 minutes we were held for in the overhead walkways, they've never done that before, I suspect many missed kick off.

 

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Hove / Παρος

Apr 7, 2006

6,542

Hove / Παρος

• May 14, 2013

• #2

A bunch of us were also held back at Brighton station and missed kick off, not sure exactly what happened

 

dadams2k11

ID10T Error

Jun 24, 2011

4,947

Brighton

• May 14, 2013

• #3

I know what a joke,

A few people we getting really annoyed and frustrated just standing on the steps so demanded answers. It took 15 mins for them to tell us the stupid reason. The explanation was people could not go on the platform because the next train was not stopping there. wtf? They did in fact make the trains stop and take passengers.

Totally no need for it and could have caused major issue as tempers were starting to boil.

Fortunately i was at the back and made kick off after picking my ticket up from club shop.

 

Gazwag

5 millionth post poster

Mar 4, 2004

30,145

Bexhill-on-Sea

• May 14, 2013

• #4

I do not understand why on match days the Ashford train cannot stop at Falmer, this would then avoid a lot of fans getting off the train at Lewes onto a platform already full of fans waiting for the next train

 

Simster

"the man's an arse"

Jul 7, 2003

54,204

Surrey

• May 14, 2013

• #5

Hillian1 said:

Can't see this posted anywhere else so:

What the hell was all that about at Lewes station pre-match.

25 minutes we were held for in the overhead walkways, they've never done that before, I suspect many missed kick off.

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Yep I was one of those kettled on that bridge. Just as well they radioed that quick train to stop otherwise half of us would have missed KO. Ridiculous.

 

pasty

A different kind of pasty

Jul 5, 2003

30,284

West, West, West Sussex

• May 14, 2013

• #6

Gazwag said:

I do not understand why on match days the Ashford train cannot stop at Falmer, this would then avoid a lot of fans getting off the train at Lewes onto a platform already full of fans waiting for the next train

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Does seem a bit strange. I know that when Spurs play at home midweek trains that don't normally stop at Northumberland Park in the evening make the extra stop.

 

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rool

Well-known member

Jul 10, 2003

6,031

• May 14, 2013

• #7

Got there about 7:08 on the Victoria train and suffered the same as above. Never had delays like that prior to the game before, the police just seemed to keep stopping us getting to the ground even after arriving at Falmer. Only just got to my seat to see the teams coming out.

 

Mattstrugnell

PC Beard's Stare

Jan 2, 2011

105

• May 14, 2013

• #8

I got to Lewes at 6.15 & only just made it for kick off. Usually have loads of time. Must have been two trains worth of people after our train left.
Was pretty lively at Lewes, good humoured until people started wondering if they would actually get there in time and it started getting a bit heated.
Coming back was the usual 40 odd minutes.