We welcome the opportunity to respond to this important study. The most important point is our total support for the extension of HS1 services from St Pancras Int’l (via Ashford Int’l) to Rye, Hastings, Bexhill. It could potentially continue to Eastbourne for ease of operation and lack of extra infrastructure requirements. This faster connectivity would […]
Southeastern Timetable Consultation
Southeastern will be making changes to its timetable effective from 20 May 2018 until 8 December 2018 and we are seeking your feedback. The timetable change is required as GTR will be introducing additional Thameslink services into Kent, increasing frequency on some routes and replacing some Southeastern services . The Southeastern timetable therefore needs to […]
GTR Timetable Consultation Starts
The second phase of our consultation on the 2018 timetable has started – as we work towards finalising plans for the biggest timetable overhaul in a generation – designed to provide more reliable services, with more capacity for passengers. The cross-London Thameslink network will be expanded to give passengers at 80 more stations across the […]
GTR Stakeholder Update by Katherine Cox
Katherine Cox from GTR has provided the below update to ESRA: “Thanks for those that could attend the conference last week (w/c 12 June). We hope that the day gave a good sense of the progress GTR has made, the challenges we continue to face, and the improvements that are still to come. We were […]
Current Peak Hour Journey Times From/To Bexhill
Consider the following: If travelling from north-central London or arriving previously into Euston/Kings Cross/St Pancras, travelling via Ashford eliminates the need for a Tube journey. This is attractive to Eastbourne as well as Bexhill travellers. Neither Hampden Park nor St Leonards Warrior Square are pleasant interchanges late at night or in inclement weather. Draft 2018 […]
ESRA’s Ray Chapman Gives Speech at Big Up Transport Day
Ray Chapman spoke at the Big Up Transport Day in Hastings about East Sussex Rail Alliance’s railway vision for the South East. The National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers and Hastings & District Trades Union Council hosted the “Big Up Transport Day” in Hastings on Sunday 23 April 2017. The event took place at Hastings […]
Ore Station Continues to Lack Direct Public Bus Service
It is an oddity that Ore Station has no direct bus-service to the area which it purports to represent ie Ore Village. This omission is heightened by the existence of a purpose-built bus stop & turning circle adjacent to the station entrance within Ore Valley Way, but which no public transport route actually uses. At […]
Hastings and Bexhill Local MPs Respond to Southeastern Rail Consultation
Amber Rudd, Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye, and Huw Merriman, Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle, have submitted their joint response to the South Eastern Franchise Public Consultation. The consultation, published by the Department for Transport and running until 23 May, sets out options which are under consideration for the next South […]
Hastings and Bexhill Local MPs Welcome Southern Performance Improvement
Members of Parliament Amber Rudd and Huw Merriman have today welcomed an upturn in Southern Rail’s reliability and punctuality which is now at its highest level in almost two years. The performance figures, known as Passenger Performance Measurements, show that the network managed by Southern Rail is now operating close to regional and London averages. […]
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