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Rail services from Brighton have been cut as is the case across much of the country, to reflect with on and off travel restrictions and drop in demand for rail travel as home working increases.
Services on the West Coastway have seen the Brighton to West Worthing all stations 313 shuttle suspended. The stops at Aldrington, Fishersgate, Southwick and East Worthing have been added to the London Victoria to Littlehampton service instead, with Brighton passengers told to use the shuttle service that connects at Hove. As I also understand it, everything has converted to 377 operation on this line too?
On the East Coastway, the 387s have taken over many Brighton to Eastbourne / Hastings runs. The Brighton to Lewes all stations shuttle service has been suspended with no replacement (the local B&H buses should suffice and the half hourly Seaford service remains). This leaves, if I am correct, the 313s only to be working Brighton to Seaford and that's it.
On the main line, Gatwick Express has been suspended - potentially permanently the way things are looking? There's 0 demand and it isn't looking to come back for the foreseeable future. Southern's Brighton to Victoria services have been sped up and now omit Clapham Junction (which is a discussion in another thread) using the displaced 387s. Thameslink remains at 4 trains an hour off peak and the Littlehampton trains during the peak have brought this up to 6.
What would a new post-pandemic timetable potentially look like on these lines?
Could this be an early retirement for the 313s?
Could the 8tph London to Brighton service return? Would personally like a 6tph London Bridge to Brighton service for purely selfish reasons - but I imagine it would be used fairly well.
Services on the West Coastway have seen the Brighton to West Worthing all stations 313 shuttle suspended. The stops at Aldrington, Fishersgate, Southwick and East Worthing have been added to the London Victoria to Littlehampton service instead, with Brighton passengers told to use the shuttle service that connects at Hove. As I also understand it, everything has converted to 377 operation on this line too?
On the East Coastway, the 387s have taken over many Brighton to Eastbourne / Hastings runs. The Brighton to Lewes all stations shuttle service has been suspended with no replacement (the local B&H buses should suffice and the half hourly Seaford service remains). This leaves, if I am correct, the 313s only to be working Brighton to Seaford and that's it.
On the main line, Gatwick Express has been suspended - potentially permanently the way things are looking? There's 0 demand and it isn't looking to come back for the foreseeable future. Southern's Brighton to Victoria services have been sped up and now omit Clapham Junction (which is a discussion in another thread) using the displaced 387s. Thameslink remains at 4 trains an hour off peak and the Littlehampton trains during the peak have brought this up to 6.
What would a new post-pandemic timetable potentially look like on these lines?
Could this be an early retirement for the 313s?
Could the 8tph London to Brighton service return? Would personally like a 6tph London Bridge to Brighton service for purely selfish reasons - but I imagine it would be used fairly well.
