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Chelsea and train strike

mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 17 Sep 22 11.54am
If the Chelsea game goes ahead and there is a train strike, what is the best way to get from Gatwick to SP, or is there a kind soul that could give me a lift? Always an issue coming from abroad, if Sky don't move the match last minute, or the French air traffic controllers aren't on strike, it's the bloody trains. Rant over, anyone with any news, please post here as if it's off I have to cancel the flights, hotel and match tickets...grrrr Glad All Over

mr. apollo

Somewhere in Switzerland 17 Sep 22 11.54am

If the Chelsea game goes ahead and there is a train strike, what is the best way to get from Gatwick to SP, or is there a kind soul that could give me a lift?

Always an issue coming from abroad, if Sky don't move the match last minute, or the French air traffic controllers aren't on strike, it's the bloody trains.

Rant over, anyone with any news, please post here as if it's off I have to cancel the flights, hotel and match tickets...grrrr

Glad

All

Over

eritheagle Erith 17 Sep 22 2.58pm
You may be lucky as I think there were some running before as not all train operators strike. Hopefully you’ll be ok.

eritheagle

Erith 17 Sep 22 2.58pm

You may be lucky as I think there were some running before as not all train operators strike. Hopefully you’ll be ok.

Dubai Eagle 17 Sep 22 3.15pm
The last game where there was industrial action (on a Sunday I think) there was a reduced service - I was coming in from Caterham & only had trains out of one of the stations instead of all 3 ( Upper Warlingham / Whytleafe / Coulsdon south) & the last usable train home was from Norwood Junction about 45 minutes after the match finished, so although it was a bit of a pain in the rear it wasnt a total balls up -

Dubai Eagle

17 Sep 22 3.15pm

The last game where there was industrial action (on a Sunday I think) there was a reduced service - I was coming in from Caterham & only had trains out of one of the stations instead of all 3 ( Upper Warlingham / Whytleafe / Coulsdon south) & the last usable train home was from Norwood Junction about 45 minutes after the match finished, so although it was a bit of a pain in the rear it wasnt a total balls up -

Spiderman Horsham 17 Sep 22 3.27pm
Originally posted by mr. apollo If the Chelsea game goes ahead and there is a train strike, what is the best way to get from Gatwick to SP, or is there a kind soul that could give me a lift? Always an issue coming from abroad, if Sky don't move the match last minute, or the French air traffic controllers aren't on strike, it's the bloody trains. Rant over, anyone with any news, please post here as if it's off I have to cancel the flights, hotel and match tickets...grrrr Southern have not been on strike. The problem of someone picking you up at Gatwick is, there is absolutely nowhere to pull in, without being charged a fee or fined Edited by Spiderman (17 Sep 2022 3.28pm)

Spiderman

Horsham 17 Sep 22 3.27pm

Originally posted by mr. apollo

If the Chelsea game goes ahead and there is a train strike, what is the best way to get from Gatwick to SP, or is there a kind soul that could give me a lift?

Always an issue coming from abroad, if Sky don't move the match last minute, or the French air traffic controllers aren't on strike, it's the bloody trains.

Rant over, anyone with any news, please post here as if it's off I have to cancel the flights, hotel and match tickets...grrrr

Southern have not been on strike. The problem of someone picking you up at Gatwick is, there is absolutely nowhere to pull in, without being charged a fee or fined

Edited by Spiderman (17 Sep 2022 3.28pm)

mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 17 Sep 22 4.16pm
Originally posted by Spiderman Southern have not been on strike. The problem of someone picking you up at Gatwick is, there is absolutely nowhere to pull in, without being charged a fee or fined Edited by Spiderman (17 Sep 2022 3.28pm) I can hop on a metrobus to Crawley, say Glad All Over

mr. apollo

Somewhere in Switzerland 17 Sep 22 4.16pm

Originally posted by Spiderman

Southern have not been on strike. The problem of someone picking you up at Gatwick is, there is absolutely nowhere to pull in, without being charged a fee or fined

Edited by Spiderman (17 Sep 2022 3.28pm)

I can hop on a metrobus to Crawley, say

Glad

All

Over

Dubai Eagle 17 Sep 22 4.35pm
According to the Gatwick express website, they seem to be saying that even though the Gatwick express service itself may not run on the day of industrial action there will still be 2 trains per hour running between Gatwick & East Croydon - but there is a warning to check your first & last train times as the service will start later & finish earlier than normal

Dubai Eagle

17 Sep 22 4.35pm

According to the Gatwick express website, they seem to be saying that even though the Gatwick express service itself may not run on the day of industrial action there will still be 2 trains per hour running between Gatwick & East Croydon - but there is a warning to check your first & last train times as the service will start later & finish earlier than normal

mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 21 Sep 22 12.12pm
bump Glad All Over

mr. apollo

Somewhere in Switzerland 21 Sep 22 12.12pm

bump

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eaglesdare 21 Sep 22 3.15pm
get the national express bus?

eaglesdare

21 Sep 22 3.15pm

get the national express bus?

mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 24 Sep 22 11.44am
Originally posted by eaglesdare get the national express bus? Thought of that, doesn't seem to be one. Glad All Over

mr. apollo

Somewhere in Switzerland 24 Sep 22 11.44am

Originally posted by eaglesdare

get the national express bus?

Thought of that, doesn't seem to be one.

Glad

All

Over

mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 24 Sep 22 11.51am
Found this useful link. [Link] It also says that 1st class is declassified during industrial action, and that the trains there are will be rammed. Edited by mr. apollo (24 Sep 2022 12.06pm) Glad All Over

mr. apollo

Somewhere in Switzerland 24 Sep 22 11.51am

Found this useful link.

[Link]

It also says that 1st class is declassified during industrial action, and that the trains there are will be rammed.

Edited by mr. apollo (24 Sep 2022 12.06pm)

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Spiderman Horsham 24 Sep 22 3.00pm
Originally posted by mr. apollo I can hop on a metrobus to Crawley, say You should e ok to get to East Croydon , you may even get one to Norwood Junction (London Bridge train). Rather than metro bus toCrawley, you could get train to 3 Bridges, so will not be as busy as Gatwick

Spiderman

Horsham 24 Sep 22 3.00pm

Originally posted by mr. apollo

I can hop on a metrobus to Crawley, say

You should e ok to get to East Croydon
, you may even get one to Norwood Junction (London Bridge train). Rather than metro bus toCrawley, you could get train to 3 Bridges, so will not be as busy as Gatwick

Dubai Eagle 28 Sep 22 7.51am
Looking at the Southern Rail app (which has now been updated to consider the upcoming industrial action) plenty of trains from Gatwick to East Croydon before the game (& from East Croydon you can get to Norwood Junction easily) & after the game there is at least one train from Norwood Junction to East Croydon up until 17.30 hours & a couple of onward journey trains from East Croydon to Gatwick up until just after 18.00 hours-

Dubai Eagle

28 Sep 22 7.51am

Looking at the Southern Rail app (which has now been updated to consider the upcoming industrial action) plenty of trains from Gatwick to East Croydon before the game (& from East Croydon you can get to Norwood Junction easily) & after the game there is at least one train from Norwood Junction to East Croydon up until 17.30 hours & a couple of onward journey trains from East Croydon to Gatwick up until just after 18.00 hours-

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