Brighton Main Line Closure (16 - 24 February)

[RichardKing]

Good news - https://twitter.com/brighton_line/status/1099790157635600387

Our engineering work is complete – final testing is progressing before we reopen the railway for a full service tomorrow. Thank you to everyone for your support over the last 9 days #BrightonMainline

 

[whhistle]

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.

While there is clearly more to this story, [the public] must appreciate that front line staff can and do:

1) Lie
2) Make things up
3) Get the wrong end of the stick

Just because you were told something, doesn't mean it's true.

I've been told three different things by three different reps of a well known hose making company. Do I believe the one that gets me what I want? Or believe the one that is most likely the truth?

 

[Bishopstone]

The BML closure scheduled for Saturday 6 April has been deferred, to accommodate football traffic with BHAFC in the FA Cup semi-final.

The block will need to be re-scheduled. There’s no football in July, so anyone thinking of a summer weekend in Brighton without a long bus ride: feeling nervous, yet?

(And we still await dates for completion of the Lewes/Newhaven re-signalling. ‘Every weekend in August’ is my cynical guess)

 

[387star]

This Saturday Brighton to vics will run via Lewes which means arun valley line trains can run to normal timings

 

[Islineclear3_1]

This Saturday Brighton to vics will run via Lewes which means arun valley line trains can run to normal timings

Should be interesting. How will this work with the existing signalling? Presume trains will have to run up the main line (thus blocking it) in order to reverse, hence the amended timings on Coastway services

 

[infobleep]

Should be interesting. How will this work with the existing signalling? Presume trains will have to run up the main line (thus blocking it) in order to reverse, hence the amended timings on Coastway services

What do you mean by run up the main line? Is this single line working?

 

[387star]

What do you mean by run up the main line? Is this single line working?

Trains have to turn back behind a ground position light. Thameslink go that way on occasion
Maybe there will be a driver at both ends to speed things up

 

[43074]

Trains have to turn back behind a ground position light. Thameslink go that way on occasion
Maybe there will be a driver at both ends to speed things up

Looks like it given there's only a 2 minute reversal at the signal:
https://www.opentraintimes.com/loca...on&show_stp=on&show_var=on&show_wtt=on&utf8=✓

 

[Ianno87]

Looks like it given there's only a 2 minute reversal at the signal:
https://www.opentraintimes.com/location/LEWES58/2019-03-23/10:00?empty_passenger=on&non_passenger=on&passenger=on&show_call=on&show_pass=on&show_stp=on&show_var=on&show_wtt=on&utf8=✓

With stops at Lewes before and after (one marked 'OP') to pick up new driver / set down old driver.