BHF London 2 Brighton Night Ride 26/27 May

[GrumpyGregry]

It's unclear. Later I called FCC customer services. Yes there's a ban. It runs until 12. It runs all day. Could have been the time zone between here and Bangalore that caused the mix up.

At as guess (and my cunning plan) trains up from Bognor/Pompey/Horsham should be OK. We shall see.

Handy pdf guide to (Southern Failway but covering FCC) Sunday multi modal mayhem here

No bikes on trains anywhere within a triangle of Gatwick, Fishbourne and Pevensey & Westham all day

 

[TimO]

I do love the modern approach of the train companies to these events, they stick their fingers in their ears and say <Nah nah nah I can't hear you. Bikes what bikes? I can't see any bikes ... because we've banned them.>

When I was a student (not that many years ago!) they used to put on trains with a large number of guard vans, just to carry the bicycles back. Admittedly this was back when the trains were meant to provide a service to the passengers, rather than their shareholders.

 

[swansonj]

I will agree it's not entirely BHF's fault, but isn't it a bit ironic that one of the effects of the BHF bike ride is to make life more difficult for other cyclists?

 

[Tim Hall]

Handy pdf guide to (Southern Failway but covering FCC) Sunday multi modal mayhem here

No bikes on trains anywhere within a triangle of Gatwick, Fishbourne and Pevensey & Westham all day

Thanks for that. But it does seem to scupper my plans for getting to a Tandem Club ride. Whereabouts did you find it? Putting terms like British Heart Foundation into the Southern website search box drew a blank.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Thanks for that. But it does seem to scupper my plans for getting to a Tandem Club ride. Whereabouts did you find it? Putting terms like British Heart Foundation into the Southern website search box drew a blank.

Click on the Southern tab on the homepage of www.southernrailway.com. That is where they hide the latest news. Uploaded today I think.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I will agree it's not entirely BHF's fault, but isn't it a bit ironic that one of the effects of the BHF bike ride is to make life more difficult for other cyclists?

It's for charidee. Everything takes second place for charidee, mate.

 

[Red Light]

Handy pdf guide to (Southern Failway but covering FCC) Sunday multi modal mayhem here

No bikes on trains anywhere within a triangle of Gatwick, Fishbourne and Pevensey & Westham all day

Looks like an extra 15 miles up to Uckfield to get a train into London is the answer.

 

[swansonj]

It's for charidee. Everything takes second place for charidee, mate.

Oh, yes, sorry, I forgot, everything's different when it's for charidee. For example, friends can ask you to pay to subsidise them to have a holiday that you would pay full price for yourself...

 

[Red Light]

1 train per hour on a branch line. Back to Gatwick would get you more services.

I'm in no hurry and its an extra 10 miles to Gatwick, Its just over an hour ten from Uckfield to Clapham Junction vs 30 mins from Gatwick plus ten more miles of cycling.

 

[bobcolover]

I cant find anything on the BHF site about how the registered riders are coming back; has anyone else seen anything about this? On the daytime london to brighton bhf arrange a fleet of artics and coaches;
does the £50 registration for the night ride entitle you and your bike to a return trip?

 

[JohnHenry]

No, an extra £24 will get you back on their wagons (but the reg. fee was £31 in advance).

 

[Red Light]

No, an extra £24 will get you back on their wagons (but the reg. fee was £31 in advance).

 

[dellzeqq]

Gatwick baggage handlers! What would you do with them?

 

[ianrauk]

Stuaff's runaround in Pompey

 

[StuAff]

Which one?