Additional Travel Problems For The Cardiff Game Caused By Southern?

[ManOfSussex]

I know the club are working on contingencies for the Cardiff game on Tuesday 24th, but having observed what I saw on Wednesday at Hastings station on the ASLEF strike day, and again today, could there actually be a shortage of coaches and buses in Sussex for the Cardiff game to compound things on top of the rail situation? Could this affect Seagulls Travel's capabilities?

Even for scheduled engineering work days and the rail replacement bus services used, I've never seen so many coaches from so many different coach companies operating out of Hastings station to provide connections to Southeastern services for Eastbourne and Bexhill and between Hastings-Rye-Ashford as I have done today and Wednesday. They're running buses from the crack of dawn until 2200 time at night. The same thing is going on from Crowborough, Uckfield, Lewes, Seaford, Oxted, East Grinstead, Horsham, Chichester etc on ASLEF strike days too.

 

[The Oldman]

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/brighton-hove-albion-cardiff-city-3517666.aspx

 

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I know the club are working on contingencies for the Cardiff game on Tuesday 24th, but having observed what I saw on Wednesday at Hastings station on the ASLEF strike day, and again today, could there actually be a shortage of coaches and buses in Sussex for the Cardiff game to compound things on top of the rail situation? Could this affect Seagulls Travel's capabilities?

Even for scheduled engineering work days and the rail replacement bus services used, I've never seen so many coaches from so many different coach companies operating out of Hastings station to provide connections to Southeastern services for Eastbourne and Bexhill and between Hastings-Rye-Ashford as I have done today and Wednesday. They're running buses from the crack of dawn until 2200 time at night. The same thing is going on from Crowborough, Uckfield, Lewes, Seaford, Oxted, East Grinstead, Horsham, Chichester etc on ASLEF strike days too.

Is this in spite of the extra coaches sky bet have funded?

 

[ManOfSussex]

Is this in spite of the extra coaches sky bet have funded?

They've funded 12 extra buses for 2 extra P&R sites, so hopefully there isn't a problem sourcing them then.

My point was Southern on an ASLEF strike day must be using an awful lot of coaches/buses and drivers across the county over a long day and what impact this would have on contingencies the club can put up and Seagulls Travel.

 

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They've funded 12 extra buses for 2 extra P&R sites, so hopefully there isn't a problem sourcing them then.

My point was Southern on an ASLEF strike day must be using an awful lot of coaches/buses and drivers across the county over a long day and what impact this would have on contingencies the club can put up and Seagulls Travel.

Id like to think though that the club wouldnt be announcing that contingency plan until they were sure they had the coaches in place to do so

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Id like to think though that the club wouldnt be announcing that contingency plan until they were sure they had the coaches in place to do so

I am just about to write to PB though asking for a refund on my ST. This printing at home for P&R all costs money you know.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

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[The Oldman]

They've funded 12 extra buses for 2 extra P&R sites, so hopefully there isn't a problem sourcing them then.

My point was Southern on an ASLEF strike day must be using an awful lot of coaches/buses and drivers across the county over a long day and what impact this would have on contingencies the club can put up and Seagulls Travel.

Seagull travel have contracts in place with various coach companies for the whole season. They will be honoured. So, chill, it will be ok.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Id like to think though that the club wouldnt be announcing that contingency plan until they were sure they had the coaches in place to do so

So would I and I wouldn't expect them to different.

Seagull travel have contracts in place with various coach companies for the whole season. They will be honoured. So, chill, it will be ok.

Okay.

 

[Justice]

You need to get out more.

 

[VAL1850]

Very low usage on E/B to Hastings coach link to link up With South Eastern, Southern reviewing for next strike days