North Downs Line upgarde works - some questions

[Surreyman]

I note that there are still wooden sleepers at Shalford station and for a short distance to the east of, however as far as I can tell this is CWR or at least I couldn't see any joints? Can anyone clarify?

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

I notice for today's engineering works there is only 1 bus an hour to Redhill stopping everywhere, as opposed to the usual 2 trains an hour to Gatwick Airport.

I assume they couldn't find any bus company who wanted to run direct buses from Guildford to Gatwick Airport, unlike during the two week blockade.

It's the same again on the 9 March too and 13 April.

I assume all the works are related to the level crossing works. I've not checked beyond 13 April and I assume the works are only on Sunday's, based on what I've read on here, so I didn't check the Saturday's.

Closed again on the 27th April with separate buses to Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Positively looks like we have a weekend service all May!

 

[infobleep]

Closed again on the 27th April with separate buses to Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Positively looks like we have a weekend service all May!

I just checked and there are trains between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Using the older National Rail Enquires app, it can't get it to show the direct buses from Guildford to Gatwick Airport but I'm sure they will be added in due course, if they are missing.

 

[takno]

I just checked and there are trains between Redhill and Gatwick Airport.

Using the older National Rail Enquires app, it can't get it to show the direct buses from Guildford to Gatwick Airport but I'm sure they will be added in due course, if they are missing.

Looking at https://traksy.uk/stations/gb/GTW/trains?date=2025-04-27 they appear to be hourly Gatwick to North Camp and reverse, calling at Guildford only

 

[infobleep]

Looking at https://traksy.uk/stations/gb/GTW/trains?date=2025-04-27 they appear to be hourly Gatwick to North Camp and reverse, calling at Guildford only

That suggests an issue with the data. Probably needs an easement to allow via Gomshall tickets to take the direct bus to Gatwick Airport.

 

[takno]

That suggests an issue with the data. Probably needs an easement to allow via Gomshall tickets to take the direct bus to Gatwick Airport.

That would make sense. Presumably they'll get that figured out.

 

[infobleep]

That would make sense. Presumably they'll get that figured out.

Hopefully as they have just removed an easement covering this route for dates which have now passed.

 

[Minstral25]

That suggests an issue with the data. Probably needs an easement to allow via Gomshall tickets to take the direct bus to Gatwick Airport.

There will be local replacement buses from Guildford to Redhill for connection to Gatwick on Thameslink services.

GWR always do a direct bus from Guildford to Gatwick, but other parts of the line are not deemed important enough to keep the Gatwick direct connection.

 

[infobleep]

There will be local replacement buses from Guildford to Redhill for connection to Gatwick on Thameslink services.

GWR always do a direct bus from Guildford to Gatwick, but other parts of the line are not deemed important enough to keep the Gatwick direct connection.

They do but if their isn't an easement in the data, it won't show up as an option when travelling from say Blackwater to Gatwick Airport.

If an easement isn't important, why do those things get added during soke engineering works?