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 […]
This year’s MLAG AGM took place at Rye Town Hall on Tuesday 18 June, following which there were presentations from Southern Railways and Network Rail. This first section reports Southern’s presentation to be followed by a separate report covering Network Rail’s presentation regarding progress with the objective to deliver the extension of the HS1 service […]
MLAG AGM The MarshLink Action Group (“MLAG”) normally holds its Annual General Meeting in March/ April each year – this is because in most years there are timetable updates to report (most particularly last year when there were major changes – see later related matter). On a technicality, this year the only change on the […]
23 April 2019 Disruption on the MarshLink/ MLAG AGM The MarshLink services saw extensive failures on Saturday, during the Bank Holiday weekend when many tourists rely on the train service, and Tuesday, the first day back to work for many commuters (though the early morning trains were running). Saturday saw four services and […]
Landslip at Wadhurst provides 4-car unit service on MarshLink There was a landslip on the line at Wadhurst, 13 March which resulted in the line between Robertsbridge and Tunbridge Wells being closed until today, Monday 18 March. SouthEastern laid on replacement buses and, of relevance to Rye train users, permitted travel along the MarshLink […]