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Bus replacement on Saturday between Brighton & Three Bridges
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surrey jim
Not in Surrey
Would Three Bridges to Brighton via Lewes work on the train? - Sorry cant remember exactly where the line branches off.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Seems to be almost the norm now doesn't it?
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
The branch is south of Haywards Heath I think.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Branches off between Wivelsfield and Burgess Hill, so no probably not.
Man of Harveys
Well-known member
They close the line, do a sh1tload of work on it, then it f**ks up again royally as soon as they reopen it. You're right - it's all become totally routine.
turienzo's lovechild
New member
- Oct 25, 2003
- 23,964
one thing i've always wondered- do other countries do bus replacement services for engineering works? I've caught public transport in various other nations but have never encountered it
Gazwag
5 millionth post poster
We went from Seattle to Vancouver by train earlier in the year and were fortunate we went the week we did as it was a replacement bus service for either the week before week after, can't remember which
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
It would happen in Germany in this instance, as is the case wherever there is a rail network and work needs doing
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I think that they should operate the section between Three Bridges and Brighton by bus, then occasionally run a train replacement service on weekends.
BlockDpete
Well-known member
- Oct 8, 2005
- 1,143
Get the non stop bus from Three Bridges, and its not that much longer than the train, time wise.
I do feel sorry for people travelling from the stations south though, as the stopping bus takes for ever.
I do feel sorry for people travelling from the stations south though, as the stopping bus takes for ever.
Stumpy Tim
Well-known member
So they closed the line for ten days during Christmas, they closed the line last weekend, and now again. It really is a joke
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Your right, the rail service in Germany is absolutely AWFUL.
Man of Harveys
Well-known member
In my experience, they often divert onto another line while they do work on the main one - lines that they still have because they were never stupid enough to do a Beeching.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
"Southern are sorry to announce the rail replacement bus service between Three Bridges and Brighton has been replaced by a rail replacement bus service replacement rail service"
I did that journey in reverse a few years ago, and it was on a replacement bus service. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, just a bit annoying having to get off the bus to go through immigration control.
There's quite often weekend replacement bus services on the subway lines in Toronto too.
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
- 28,071
They did not need to do a Beeching as Harris and the USAF gave them the opportunity to put new infrastructure in....
Sussex Nomad
Well-known member
Chauffeur driven to the Amex it is then.