A new regular Sunday service came to Winchelsea in December 2017. Members of MLAG, local councillors and Southern Railway staff were there to greet the new service for which THWART have been campaigning for many years. In the picture are John Spencer, Mayor of Winchelsea and Stuart Harland, Chairman of MLAG.
Appledore to Ore via Rye is single track since double track running was abandoned in 1974. This was a very short sighted decision given the expense of reinstatement and is the route cause of limited capacity.
Perhaps we could get Bob Dylan to come and do a painting:
Photo looking from Rye to Winchelsea by Richard Hutley
USA Single track Bob Dylan
Earlier days
Slam door units on the MarshLink into the 21c
The famous Green Goddess used to run between Hastings and London prior to electrification, then went into a museum but was still used occasionally on the MarshLink until fifteen years ago.
Train in Rye in Snow
Hastings unit 1001 arrived at Rye with the 11.24 Hastings to Ashford International. Tues 31 May 2005
View of Rye Goods Yard looking towards Ashford
