Trains to the AMEX

[brightonian]

Is it me or have Southern Railway absolutely not got this worked out at all?!

Why are they not running 12 coach trains back and forth every 15 mins?

Last 2 games I have had to get a taxi there.

This needs sorting as the overall travel plan not working will go against any planning application for stadium expansion.

 

[matt_32510]

You can't get 12 coches onto the falmer platform and even if you could I don't think they have enough spare coaches anyway

 

[Billy the Fish]

Been done to death on here fella. In a nutshell:

Old signalling on that line won't allow shuttle trains

Platform at Lewes isn't big enough to take 12 coaches.


However, what they are f***ing up on is the amount of people on the trains. The station staff are sending trains off 3/4 full before and after the game. They are obviously shitting it about overcrowding, but it needs to improve. The first couple of games worked fine without the crappy queuing system.

 

[Ernest]

 

[The_Real_SussexSeagull123]

Trains = Shit!

 

[Gazwag]

Trains = Shit!

I've had no real problems at all this season - a bit annoying the e'bourne train didn't run last wednesday so meant an extra 15 minutes wait but that's about it.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

It's coming up to the old leaves on the line season

 

[Titus]

Old signalling on that line won't allow shuttle trains

That's strange, because there is one.

 

[Samej]

Is it me or have Southern Railway absolutely not got this worked out at all?!

Why are they not running 12 coach trains back and forth every 15 mins?

Last 2 games I have had to get a taxi there.

This needs sorting as the overall travel plan not working will go against any planning application for stadium expansion.

Last 2 games got the misses to pck me up at the bus stop outsde falmer station, seems like hundreds of others did the same was alright previously though always home in Seaford within the hour.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

at the end of the day, most stadiums don't have a train station NEXT to it

there ARE other ways to get there

 

[Notters]

That's strange, because there is one.

There isn't.

and if this comes up again I may scream.

 

[Titus]

There isn't.

and if this comes up again I may scream.

Just saying. It arrives at Lewes from Brighton and then goes back, I've seen it.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

at the end of the day, most stadiums don't have a train station NEXT to it

bit of a weird response. What is it you're trying to say?

 

[Notters]

bit of a weird response. What is it you're trying to say?

No it's not, it's a very good point. The trains were never going to be able to cope with all of the people that want to use them, but they certainly cope with more than they would if they didn't exist. People who don't want to wait will have to find another way of getting there.

 

[Jam The Man]

I do wonder why there just isn't at least one extra carriage added on to the 3 cars a couple of hours ahead of kick off of match days. 3 x 3cars went past me at Portslade on Friday absolutely rammed.. 1 extra car on each would at least have alleviated some of the pressure surely?

 

[Gazwag]

There isn't.

and if this comes up again I may scream.

Just saying. It arrives at Lewes from Brighton and then goes back, I've seen it.

I agree with Titus - I've been on it a couple of times, but it seems to be on a Saturday not in the mid week. It not on the time table and runs direct from B'ton to Falmer and then Lewes only and then returns back to Falmer.

 

[Arthur]

Platform at Lewes isn't big enough to take 12 coaches.

Why does that matter? The train I get home of an evening is 8 coaches whilst some of the stations can only take 5.

However, what they are f***ing up on is the amount of people on the trains. The station staff are sending trains off 3/4 full before and after the game. They are obviously shitting it about overcrowding, but it needs to improve. The first couple of games worked fine without the crappy queuing system.

You're spot on there although people need to be sensible about it as well. On Friday from Lewes people were getting on the train and standing right by the door so they could be the first off. Consequently the guard/old bill who were letting people on to the platform were thinking the carriage was full. We left and there were spare seats!!

100% agree with you about the first couple of games. It worked fine leaving people to their own devices. You don't have old bill on the tube platforms in the morning and people are sensible enough to know when a train is full.

 

[amexee]

If anyone wants to see how to fill a train, go to victoria underground at 8.00 any weekday. I bet you get double the number per carriage.

Make all the trains 8 carriage (which do fit) and stuff the trains to proper capacity (always did at hove) and you will shift the queues super quick

 

[Guy Fawkes]

One easy improvement they could make would be to increase the size of the trains with just 3 carriages, make it a minumum of 6 carriages instead. Couldn't they simply uncouple some of the carriages if they have to use smaller trains for the journey beyond Lewes to places like Seaford and put the extra carriages left behind on a service returning to Falmer and Brighton ?

I wonder if the fact that a lot of the Southern trains were taken up to London ready for the Olympics affected the availablility of rolling stock and thats maybe why we are only getting short trains when its clear that they are inadequate? Maybe it will improve when this stock is exchanged again / returned

 

[alofbrighton]

bit of a weird response. What is it you're trying to say?

I think he's trying to say on yer bike