Hastings and Rother Rail User Alliance (“HRRUA” of which MarshLink Action Group is a member) and invited guests recently held an online meeting with Eurostar. The two sides discussed the impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic on Cross-Channel travel, but looked forward to the high-speed train service once again connecting Kent and East Sussex with […]
It was fun on Thursday for trainspotters who had the opportunity to watch a restored steam engine and coaches travel through Rye on her way to London Victoria via Ashford. This brought back memories for some of us of travelling in such trains on the way to school or work. A West Country class locomotive […]
Rail update To state the obvious, things have changed dramatically over this year for railway operators and passengers. But, necessarily and intentionally, on the MarshLink itself, things have been reasonably quiet. But there are some issues to note: Covid-19 Covid-19 issues have to be at the top of all lists at the moment. At the […]
The MLAG accounts have been prepared and approved. Normally these would form an item at the AGM, but due to COVID we like other groups are unable to hold meetings either of members or of the committee. We are however still monitoring the MarshLink and taking up issues with the operator as usual. There are […]
I must apologise for the lack of recent updates to this web site. MLAG is glad to announce that it is still here, but unfortunately I have been quite ill in hospital for the whole of 2020 until recently (NOT with the virus!). I am now rehabilitating at home and hope to be able to […]
In the next Parliament, Hastings & Rother Rail Users’ Alliance (“HRRUA”)* wants to see our two MPs working together to achieve improvements to the region’s three rail services: East Coastway (for Brighton, Gatwick Airport, Victoria) MarshLink (for Ashford International) Hastings line (for Charing Cross/Cannon Street via Tunbridge Wells). to benefit passengers and therefore benefit the […]
Changes in prospect on the MarshLink From Rye’s perspective, Amber Rudd’s Transport Summit (held last Friday in Hastings and, almost certainly, her last Summit), provided updates on two slow burning issues and the rejuvenation of a long lost friend: Connecting Rye to St. Pancras Being able to construct a link between the HS1 […]
Well as we predicted last week there was serious overcrowding at Rye Station over the weekend and instances of people being unable to board trains. However by Monday the train operator managed to supply one four coach train which alleviated the crowding. There were also up to three rail supplementary buses on hand at various […]
Extra Bank Holiday Trains As we approach the August Bank Holiday weekend we have asked Southern whether we might see the extra shuttle trains to provide a half hourly service that were mentioned by the rail operator at our AGM in May. We have had the following response which suggests there is hope. “Just checking […]
It is good to see that the traditional signal box at Rye station is being repainted. This is a listed building with an interesting history which I reproduce below: Information from Historic England Rye Signal Box A Grade 11 Listed Building Reasons for Designation Rye Signal Box, an 1894 example of a Saxby & Farmer […]