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. […]
Local MPs call for action
Following the announcement of the latest strikes to the Southern rail network, and with the franchise for Southeastern rail being put out to tender next year, local MPs, Amber Rudd and Huw Merriman, have stepped up their campaign for High Speed rail services for Rye, Hastings and Bexhill. The MPs recently met with the Chief […]
Rail Goup Concerned about proposed Ore capacity reduction
The East Sussex Rail Alliance (ESRA) is concerned at a proposed reduction of rail services to Ore Station by 50% under plans within the recently released Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) 2018 Timetable Consultation. The proposal by operator Southern, as part of GTR, is to terminate Ore < > Victoria services at Hastings thus leaving only […]