ANTI-BREXIT protesters were among those caught in railway woes this morning as queues grew for replacement bus services.

Network Rail is carrying out engineering works on the Brighton Main Line to Three Bridges every weekend this October as part of a multi-million pound upgrade.

But some passengers hoping to get to London for the People’s March were told to expect a two-hour wait for bus services as the line snaked its way back through Brighton station.

The march has been called by those who want a second referendum on the terms of the deal agreed by Britain when it leaves the European Union.

Among those hoping to get to London was Christine Engert, who has lived in Brighton for 25 years.

She said: “They have got to fix it at some point. It is disruptive for commuters, and it is a nuisance that makes journeys take longer.”

Despite this, she hoped to arrive in London by 11.30am as she queued for a bus to Three Bridges.

She said she will be attending the march in London because she sees Brexit as a backwards step. “People know it is bad for the country, the economy, for the NHS, but it is being done for political reasons,” she added.

Meanwhile one protester called Rob said he knew there would be problems on the trains, and said it is just a problem that everyone just has to deal with.

He was set to march because he believes people should get a vote on the terms of Britain’s leaving deal with the EU.

Ursula Smith and Alex Miller from Hove were also in the queue. They said that there was “smoke and mirrors” during the referendum of 2016, and say that 52 per cent of the country did not vote for a “de-facto extreme form of Brexit”.

Mr Miller hoped that with such a large demonstration set to take place, the planned engineering work might have been set aside for another weekend.

“There are hundreds of people trying to get to London for this march, I’ve never seen it so busy, it’s diabolical,” he said.

There were trains to London Victoria via Littlehampton scheduled for every half hour, passengers were told.

Previously, Network Rail ditched plans to carry out work over the October half term next week, as rail companies were hit by a timetable fiasco in May. The work will instead be done in February.

Previously Govia Thameslink’s media relations manager Roger Perkins said: “For the weekend work, we’ll be following a plan we’ve used successfully in previous years.

“In addition to buses between Brighton, Lewes and Three Bridges, we will be running a special train service every 30 minutes between Brighton and Victoria via Littlehampton.

“Our key message to passengers is to plan ahead and allow more time for your journey.”