[Travel] Rail works scheduled for next year

LamieRobertson

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This looks a bit nasty for those reliant on rail travel from/to Brighton etc.

“The closure, set to take place in February next year, will see engineers build an £11 million junction renewal near Haywards Heath, as well as a new underpass at Hassocks.

The work will see train services between Three Bridges, Brighton and Lewes suspended from February 19 to February 27, with supporting weekend work also taking place before and after the main closure.

Chris Fowler, customer services director for Southern, has moved to reassure commuters saying the company will ensure alternative transport is in place when the lines are closed.”

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19624152.disruption-brighton-main-line-set-nine-day-closure/

Oh and that period covers two home games

 

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To be fair to them they are bound to shove all the follow-up to the weekends to minimise loss of revenues from commuters. Sorry, I mean to minimise inconvenience to commuters on their way to work. What was I thinking?

 

Swansman

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Meh, you guys can always take the car.

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Bike? Do you have horses?

 

Paulie Gualtieri

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Is this to make Burnley feel at home?


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LamieRobertson

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Swansman said:

Meh, you guys can always take the car.

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Bike? Do you have horses?

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Ye but we paint them blue not red

 

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Swansman said:

Meh, you guys can always take the car.

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Bike? Do you have horses?

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tigertim68

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I really don’t know why all these major rail works could not of been done during all the lockdowns over the past year

 

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At least the Pyecombe park and ride is back on the scene (or was on Saturday). Hope it's made permanent

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tigertim68 said:

I really don’t know why all these major rail works could not of been done during all the lockdowns over the past year

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I'm no expert but I imagine when half the country was at home was not the best time to make emergency changes to engineering works and move staff and equipment around the country!

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Terry Butcher Tribute Act said:

I'm no expert but I imagine when half the country was at home was not the best time to make emergency changes to engineering works and move staff and equipment around the country!

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I'm sure this AND also these things probably take a lot of pre-planning, including putting in orders for materials early as there's bound to be loads of it. Not something that they'd have sitting around in a goods yard, I suspect.

 

beorhthelm

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major engineering works are planned forward many years ahead. theres a whole bunch of engineering scheduled for East Croydon as they remodel Selhurst Junction and add another platform, that was being planned 3-4 years ago at least.

 

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Terry Butcher Tribute Act said:

At least the Pyecombe park and ride is back on the scene (or was on Saturday). Hope it's made permanent

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How was it? Plenty of space? How long was the bus journey there and back? Thanks

 

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Since1982 said:

How was it? Plenty of space? How long was the bus journey there and back? Thanks

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Can't speak for last Saturday but it was excellent for the previous fixture against Arsenal Boxing Day 2019. It's about 5 minutes further than from Mill Road.

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tigertim68

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Terry Butcher Tribute Act said:

I'm no expert but I imagine when half the country was at home was not the best time to make emergency changes to engineering works and move staff and equipment around the country!

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Most builders were working during lockdown , no one using the railways , perfect time to do major work on the railways , the same with the roads ,no one using them great time to carry out work that was required

 

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tigertim68 said:

Most builders were working during lockdown , no one using the railways , perfect time to do major work on the railways , the same with the roads ,no one using them great time to carry out work that was required

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It takes years to plan this kind of work.

 

jonny.rainbow

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WhingForPresident said:

It takes years to plan this kind of work.

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Anneka could’ve done it all over a weekend.

Time to bring her out of retirement.