[Travel] Train disruption Tonight (Cup versus Liverpool)

[smudge]

First time with a bike, after final whistle I walked past the colossal queue for trains. Noticeable that many folk furtively skipped possibly 1000’s, then queue jumped just before the barriers start.

Surprised that no one says anything!

They really need to have someone there to police that. I've spoken up once & got the expected tirade of abuse from some lout. One for the FAB, an easy fix?

 

[Gazwag]

But when we are in Europe next season....

Still not as many games as championship

 

[Springal]

They really need to have someone there to police that. I've spoken up once & got the expected tirade of abuse from some lout. One for the FAB, an easy fix?

Not really a police matter. But do need barriers further back and more stewards. Yesterday was really bad.

Saying that my first time in the ESU and it was happening in the food queues as well, called most out who gave a ‘who me?’ Look while sheepishly going to the back

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

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Grateful I’m not there

Somebody should send these photos to PBOBE and ask him if he thinks this is acceptable

 

[HangletonGull]

Somebody should send these photos to PBOBE and ask him if he thinks this is acceptable

PBOBE will just blame southern and say big crowd and not enough trains, the transport has been a disaster from day 1

 

[mile oak]

PBOBE will just blame southern and say big crowd and not enough trains, the transport has been a disaster from day 1

This is it. Virtually total reliance of trains was always a mistake. But cant turn the clock back. Solution not easily found.

 

[Zeberdi]

When Liverpool went 3-1 up. #badfan

Me too - my train was cancelled coming down from London and the one I caught left late so I arrived at Lewes later than planned around 6.10pm - queue not too
bad - about 20 minute wait.

Heading home not so good - even leaving game early to avoid crowd ( which I have to do because of mobility issues) I still could not get on the next train at Falmer because hundred if people charged passed me ( literally ran) to get to the ramp first

Trains going back to East Croydon from Lewes were delayed due to signalling issue at East Croydon so it was pointless leaving around the 85th minute in the end.

Tbh I was expecting worse but it wasn’t impossible ( unlike a journey I made to Brighton a few weeks ago when all the Thameslink direct trains from Cambridge to Brighton or to Kings X were cancelled all afternoon and I had a 5 hour journey trying to negotiate an alternative route