Additional trains between EBN and VIC ??

[ushawk]

Evening all,

I noticed on the Southern online Journey Planner that there is a train leaving Eastbourne at 08.22 for London Victoria tomorrow, calling at Brighton only and there is also a non-stop Victoria to Eastbourne service at 18.21 tomorrow.

Ive never seen these before and to run near enough non-stop is odd. Are they for passenger use and if they are specials, what will be running them ?

Thanks

Tom

EDIT - Just checked the Southern timetable and it shows the 08.22 running as non-stop to London Bridge and theres a 17.44 return of that journey. Its quite confusing as they both suggest different.

 

[thefab444]

They are additionals, mainly for foreign students, and as you say normally run to London Bridge but are running to Victoria this Saturday. They used to be booked for a 10 442, but it may have been changed this year.

 

[ushawk]

So would normal tickets be valid for travel on them ? And its marked on the Southern timetable with a square, which they also use for the weekday 442's to/from London Bridge, so it probably is a 442, which should mean some space around the train.

 

[class377man]

From this weekend (SAT 25 June) it will operate via Brighton (Lots of students
in Brighton) and through to London VICTORIA - unfortunately it will be formed by
12x377 stock.....

Next week however (2nd July) it looks to be formed of a 10x442 - and WILL again
be scheduled via FALMER and Brighton as below.

Revised student times -

EASTBOURNE 0822
BRIGHTON 0851
BRIGHTON 0858
VICTORIA 0954

VICTORIA 1821
BRIGHTON - via Plumpton
EASTBOURNE 1952

Credit to "Lee" on the southernrailway Yahoo group.

 

[ushawk]

Thanks for that, lets hope it isnt too cramped

 

[thefab444]

As far as I know normal tickets are perfectly valid. No reason to suggest otherwise.

Good luck!

 

[SussexMan]

VICTORIA 1821
BRIGHTON - via Plumpton
EASTBOURNE 1952

Sorry, don't understand. How can it go from Victoria to Brighton via Plumpton?

 

[ushawk]

I think it means it runs via Plumpton, instead of Brighton.
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I used both the additional trains today. The 08.22 was formed of a 12 car 377 and arrived into Victoria 5 down and the 18.21 was formed of a 9 car 377 (dont think one of these has made it to Eastbourne before) and arrived about 5 early, depite 2 10 minute stops outside Haywards Heath, then for a driver change at the station. Surprisingly, even though both trains were being shown as "Student Specials", no students were actually on either service.