Sussex snow: transport updates (From The Argus)

Sussex snow: transport updates

9:00am Monday 11th January 2010 in News By Richard Gurner

One of the few buses running in Brighton yesterday morning

Find the latest updates for road, rail and bus for Monday January 10 here.

Road

Latest traffic information on Sussex roads.

Brighton and Hove Buses

On its website today the firm said: “Due to the adverse weather conditions, some roads in the city and beyond are still treacherous and we are still unable to serve some areas.

"We regret that we are no longer able to provide shuttle services with coaches fitted with snow chains in the estates, as the snow chains are only suitable for use on roads that are covered in snow as the chains may otherwise break.

"We hope to operate as many school buses as possible except those to Longhill School, which is closed today. Please check back here for updates.

"We sincerely apologise for the continuing inconvenience; we have teams constantly out checking roads and will reinstate more services as conditions allow.

Services are operating as follows:

• 1/1A - Operating from Whitehawk Garage to Mile Oak via normal route and timetable except via Boundary Road, A259 and Trafalgar Road in both directions instead of St Andrews Road. In Mile Oak, we are running the length of Graham Avenue as we are unable to serve Thornhill Rise at present. We also apologise that we now cannot serve Whitehawk above the bus garage at present as road conditions on Whitehawk Way and Swanborough Drive are proving difficult.
• 2 - Operating from Shoreham to Old Steine on normal route and timetable except via Carlton Terrace instead of Olive Road in Portslade. From Old Steine to Rottingdean, this route is operating via London Road, Elm Grove and Warren Road to the Downs Hotel, then direct along Falmer Road to Rottingdean. Regretfully we are still unable to serve more of Woodingdean.
• 2A - Operating normal route and timetable from Old Steine to Bramber Castle (except via Carlton Terrace in Portslade instead of Olive Road). From Bramber Castle, buses are operating via the A283 and entering Steyning from the north and terminating at the Clock Tower before operating normally back to Brighton. We are unable to serve Shootingfield. This service is now also operating between Rottingdean and the Old Steine as per the details above for service 2.
• 5/5A - Operating from Old Shoreham Road/Hangleton Road (Texaco Garage), then via Court Farm Road to city centre and Patcham Black Lion (A23).
• 5B - Operating from Towns Corner/West Way in Hangleton via normal route to Preston Circus, then via London Road and the length of Carden Avenue to and from Hollingbury Asda. We are unable to serve the normal 5B route between the Long Man of Wilmington and Preston Circus at present.
• 6 - Operating normally from Brighton Station to West Hove Sainsburys, except direct via the Hangleton Link Road to Sainsburys. From Sainsburys towards Brighton Station, buses are operating via Fox Way, Mill Lane and Foredown Drive to Old Shoreham Road (we are still unable to serve Downs Park/Sycamore Close).
• 7 - Operating normal route and timetable.
• 11X - Operating as normal.
• 12/12A - Operating from Brighton to Seaford Library as normal (we are still unable to serve the Chyngton Estate). A limited service is operating between Eastbourne and Brighton but via the A26 from Eastbourne to Denton Corner as part of the A259 is still closed. Please note that these journeys to/from Eastbourne will NOT serve Seaford.
• 14/14C - operating full route and timetable normally.
• 16/66 - will operate a half-hourly one way loop from Boundary Road via Carlton Terrace, Old Shoreham Road, Stapley Road, Grenadier, West Way, Towns Corner, Hangleton Way, Hangleton Link Road, Sainsburys, Old Shoreham Road, Trafalgar Road and St Andrews Road back to Boundary Road.
• 20 - operating normally from Steyning High Street (NOT Shootingfield) to Brighton. Steyning Grammar School buses will operate as normal.
• 21 - operating from Brighton Marina to Open Market only direct from Whitehawk Bus Garage via Manor Hill to the Race Hill.
• 22 - operating normally from the city centre to Downs Hotel, then direct via Falmer Road to Rottingdean and returning back to the Downs Hotel to return to Brighton. Regretfully we are unable to serve more of Woodingdean at present. Service 22A journeys to Longhill School will not operate.
• 23 - will operate full route and timetable as normal but not serving Brighton University Falmer Campus.
• 24 - no service to Coldean at present.
• 25 - Operating normally except unable to serve Brighton University Falmer Campus.
• 26 - Operating normally from city centre to Woodbourne Garage, then doing a one way loop continuing along Ditchling Road to Old Boat Corner, then to Asda, then up Carden Hill to Woodbourne Garage back to the city centre.
• 27/27A - Operating Dyke Road Avenue/A27 roundabout to Saltdean Lido.
• 28 - Operating as normal, except journeys terminating in/commencing from Ringmer will do so at the East Sussex County Council depot as we are unable to serve the Broyle Estate.
• 29/29A - operating full route and timetable between Brighton and Tunbridge Wells but not serving Isfield or Whitehill at present.
• 37/37B - not operating.
• 38/38A - not operating.
• 46 - Operating normal route and timetable from Southwick Square to Woodbourne Garage, then doing a one way loop continuing along Ditchling Road to Old Boat Corner, then to Asda, then up Carden Hill to Woodbourne Garage back to the city centre.
• 47 - will operate full route from Brighton Station to Rottingdean, then direct along the A259 terminating at Saltdean Lido. First journey will be 8.40am from Brighton Station, returning from Saltdean Lido at 9.35am.
• 49/49A - Operating from Portslade Station to The Avenue/Lewes Road. Regretfully we are unable to serve East Moulsecoomb and Lower Bevendean at present.
• 50 - Operating from Brighton Station to Upper Hollingdean Road, turning via the Lewes Road Gyratory back to Upper Hollingdean Road to return to Brighton Station.
• 52 - not operating at present.
• 55 - commencing from Graham Avenue (NOT Thornhill Rise) and then normal route to Preston Circus. Buses going beyond Preston Circus will go along London Road and operate the entire length of Carden Avenue to Hollingbury Asda. Journeys extending to Sussex University will continue as normal except not via the Coldean estate and will also not serve Brighton University Falmer Campus.
• 56 - operating from Hollingbury Asda via the length of Carden Avenue to London Road, then normal route from Preston Circus to Old Shoreham Road. Journeys that are scheduled to serve the Knoll Estate will do a one way loop from Old Shoreham Road, up Stapley Road, down Hangleton Road and back to Brighton along Old Shoreham Road. Journeys to Southlands Hospital will continue as normal from the junction of Hangleton Road/Old Shoreham Road.
• 59/59A - operating as normal.
• 66 - see service 16.
• 70 - will commence from The Avenue and operate direct via Lewes Road to Falmer School (unable to serve Lower Bevendean or East Moulsecoomb).
• 71 - will operate as normal.
• 72 - will not operate.
• 73 - will operate as normal.
• 74 - will operate as normal except operating direct via Lewes Road instead of Lower Bevendean.
• 75 - will commence from The Avenue and run direct via Lewes Road as we are unable to serve Lower Bevendean. Also unable to serve the Coldean estate.
• 76/76A - not operating.
• 81 - operating from Hove Station via normal route to Open Market except direct via Queens Park Road instead of via Freshfield Road.
• 81A - morning peak journeys to Brighton Station operate as normal except direct via Queens Park Road instead of via Freshfield Road.
• 81B - operating from the Cricket Ground via Holland Road to Western Road and as per the 81 route above. We regret that we cannot serve Furze Hill at present.
• 84 - not operating.
• 88 - not operating.
• 90 - will run as normal as far as Queens Park Road, then will turn down Elm Grove and along Lewes Road to Falmer School, as we are unable to serve Woodingdean and Falmer Road north of the Downs Hotel.
• 91 - will not operate.
• 92C - will not operate.
• 93 - will operate as normal.
• 94 - will commence from Queens Park Road and operate as normal to Fiveways and then to Preston Drove, dropping students off at Park View.
• 94A - will operate full route to Fiveways then as per the 94 route above.
• 95 - will commence fromn The Grenadier at 7.58am (not able to serve route between Burwash Road and The Grenadier).
• 95A - will commence from Graham Avenue at 7.46am (not serving section of route between Downs Park/Foredown Drive and Graham Avenue).
• 96 - will not operate.
• 116 - will operate as normal.

Rail

First Capital Connect have said they are only operating two trains an hour between Bedford and Brighton because of the cold weather.

Southern are accepting FCC tickets but not the Gatwick Express.

Southern train services are also again affected.

BRIGHTON to LONDON

0617 to Victoria – cancelled

0630 to Victoria – will run as normal except it will stop additionally at Hassocks at 0638

0651 to Victoria – will be retimed to start at 0656, will call additionally at Preston Park and will not attach at Three Bridges

0656 to Victoria – will not run between Brighton and Gatwick but will start from Gatwick at 0735 instead

0715 to Victoria – will run as normal except it will stop additionally at Hassocks at 0726

LONDON to BRIGHTON

0632 Victoria to Brighton – will terminate at Three Bridges at 0724 and will run instead to Chichester

0807 Victoria to Brighton – cancelled

1830 Victoria to Brighton – will run as normal except it will stop additionally at East Croydon

1836 Victoria to Brighton – cancelled

1845 Victoria to Brighton – will run as normal except it will stop additionally at East Croydon

EASTBOURNE to LONDON

0714 to London Bridge – cancelled

0856, 0956, 1058 then hourly until 1658 and 1757 Eastbourne to Victoria – cancelled between Eastbourne and Haywards Heath

0847 Ore to Victoria – will run as normal but will stop additionally at Wivelsfield and Three Bridges and will not attach at Haywards Heath

0950 Ore to Victoria – will run as normal but will stop additionally at Cooksbridge, Plumpton, Wivelsfield & Three Bridges

1050/1150/1250 Ore to Victoria – will run as normal but will stop additionally at Plumpton, Wivelsfield & Three Bridges

1350/1450/1548/1650/1750 Ore to Victoria – will run as normal but will stop additionally at Cooksbridge, Plumpton, Wivelsfield & Three Bridges

1850 Ore to Victoria – will run as normal but will stop additionally at Cooksbridge, Plumpton & Three Bridges

1858 Eastbourne to Victoria – will run as normal except will stop additionally at Three Bridges and will not attach at Haywards Heath

1950/2050 Ore to Victoria – will run as normal but will stop additionally at Three Bridges

LONDON to EASTBOURNE

0747 and hourly until 2247 Victoria to Eastbourne/Ore – will run as normal except will stop additionally at Three Bridges and will not detach a section at Haywards Heath

0817 and hourly until 2117 – will not convey a section for Eastbourne so cancelled between Haywards Heath and Eastbourne

1822 London Bridge to Eastbourne – cancelled

BOGNOR REGIS/PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR/SOUTHAMPTON to LONDON

0547 Portsmouth Harbour to Victoria – cancelled between Portsmouth Harbour and Three Bridges

0611 Bognor to Victoria – will run as normal except but will call additionally at Merstham

0646 Portsmouth Harbour to Victoria – cancelled

0706 Southampton to Victoria – cancelled

0810, 0912 hourly until 1712 Portsmouth Harbour to Victoria – cancelled

0826, 0930 hourly until 1730 Bognor to Victoria – cancelled

0910, 1010, 1113 hourly until 1713 Southampton to Victoria – cancelled

1833 Bognor to Victoria via Hove – cancelled

LONDON to BOGNOR REGIS/PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR/SOUTHAMPTON

0602 Victoria to Bognor – cancelled between Redhill and Bognor

0717 Victoria to Southampton – will run as normal to Barnham then will be diverted to Bognor Regis

0802 hourly until 2002 Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour/Bognor – will run complete to Bognor and will not split at Horsham

0832 hourly until 1932 Victoria to Southampton/Bognor - cancelled

HORSHAM/REDHILL - LONDON SERVICE

The main changes for the services to and from Horsham are:

No splitting or attaching of services and a reduction in services south of Horsham to one per hour rather than two per hour.

0740 Horsham to Victoria – cancelled

LITTLEHAMPTON to LONDON

0632 Littlehampton to Victoria – cancelled

0845 hourly until 1745 Littlehampton to Victoria – will call additionally at Three Bridges and will not attach at Haywards Heath

0915 Littlehampton to Victoria – cancelled

1015 hourly until 1715 Littlehampton to Victoria – cancelled between Littlehampton and Haywards Heath 1815, 1915, 2015 Littlehampton to Victoria – cancelled

LONDON to LITTLEHAMPTON

0817 hourly until 1717 Victoria to Littlehampton – will call additionally at Three Bridges and will run complete to Littlehampton and will not split at Haywards Heath

0847 hourly until 1547 Victoria to Littlehampton – cancelled between Haywards Heath and Littlehampton

1747 Victoria to Littlehampton – cancelled

1817 Victoria to Littlehampton – will call additionally at Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges and will not call at Balcombe

1847 Victoria to Littlehampton – cancelled between Haywards Heath and Littlehampton

1917 and 2017 Victoria to Littlehampton – will call additionally at Three Bridges and will run complete to Littlehampton and will not split at Haywards Heath

1947 and 2047 Victoria to Littlehampton – cancelled

2147 Victoria to Littlehampton – cancelled between Haywards Heath and Littlehampton

2247 Victoria to Worthing – cancelled between Haywards Heath and Worthing

EAST GRINSTEAD/UCKFIELD/OXTED TO LONDON SERVICES

0630 Uckfield to London Bridge – will call additionally at Woldingham, Upper Warlingham, Riddlesdown and Sanderstead

0739 East Grinstead to London Bridge – cancelled

TONBRIDGE - REDHILL SERVICES

0459 Tonbridge to Redhill – will run non stop, not calling at Leigh, Penshurst, Edenbridge, Godstone or Nutfield

0535 Redhill to Tonbridge – will run non stop, not calling at Nutfield, Godstone, Edenbridge, Penshurst or Leigh

WEST COASTWAY SERVICES FROM AND TO BRIGHTON

All Brighton to West Worthing and return services are cancelled but additional stops will be made in the xx03 Brighton to Portsmouth and return and xx33 Brighton to Southampton and return services to cover this

All Brighton to Hove and return shuttle services from 0844 to 2044 Brighton to Hove, 2054 Hove to Brighton are cancelled

1533 Brighton to Southampton Central is diverted via Swanwick and so will not call at Eastleigh

EAST COASTWAY SERVICES FROM AND TO BRIGHTON

Between 0900 and 1630 the Brighton - Lewes shuttle services will not run

Brighton - Seaford services will operate as normal

Brighton - Ashford services will operate as normal

Brighton - Ore services will operate as normal