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DaveRo BS: Old-Fashioned Bingo Terms (23) RE: BS: Old-Fashioned Bingo Terms 30 Jul 22

59 "Five and nine, the Brighton line"
Alternative explanation:
Quote from The Importance of Being Earnest referencing trains 59 in turn references the number 59 bus running between Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea.
From List of British bingo nicknames

I'm sceptical. The Brighton Belle was much-used by actors returning home after a performance. I wonder if it's something to do with that. Departure time 11:59? Platform numbers?

The Brighton Belle was scheduled to take 60 minutes according to WikiPedia, so the 59 minutes is plausible; perhaps Southern ran a poster campaign: "London to Brighton in 59 minutes".

Or maybe it's the reverse of 9-to-5 when you're up in town.

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