RichardKing
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So, on the first day of the blockade it seems GTR have already messed up on the replacement buses. This week saw plenty of confusion surrounding the fast buses between Brighton and Three Bridges, which usually operate on weekend line closures. Over the last few days, the Twitter team had confirmed that they would NOT be operating due to limited capacity in the Three Bridges car park and passengers would need to change at Haywards Heath, or travel by train to Lewes to connect with a RRB to Three Bridges from there.
This morning, despite GTR's insistence that there would be no direct buses, there have been reports on Twitter (e.g.
Since the secret buses have become not so secret, it appears that GTR have now pulled these services and sent the buses empty back to the depot (
In addition to this, I'm told that passengers coming from the east towards Lewes are being put on buses to East Grinstead (which weren't meant to run until next week), causing much confusion up there!
I dread to think how the peak-times of next week will go down!
This morning, despite GTR's insistence that there would be no direct buses, there have been reports on Twitter (e.g.
https://twitter.com/danieljcoomber/status/1096715221987672065) that this is not the case, and the direct services have been kept secret, suggesting that the 'lack of car park space' talk is completely true.I am sat on a direct (non-stop) TBD - BTN replacement bus as I write this tweet. I’ve already tweeted you asking why staff inside TBD are being “told to keep it secret” (your station staff’s own words) when really they exist, and I haven’t had an answer.
Since the secret buses have become not so secret, it appears that GTR have now pulled these services and sent the buses empty back to the depot (
https://twitter.com/kaya_sm22/status/1096745721846554624). Not even the station managers are aware of what's going on!They’ve now cancelled all the direct buses and sent empty ones that had been booked back to the depot with no passengers on. Such a disgrace. I was also told by staff the direct buses were a secret.
In addition to this, I'm told that passengers coming from the east towards Lewes are being put on buses to East Grinstead (which weren't meant to run until next week), causing much confusion up there!
I dread to think how the peak-times of next week will go down!