Dear MLAG supporter, It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the AGM and Public Meeting of MarshLink Action Group, which will take place on Friday 19th June at 6.45pm. As was the case last year, the meeting will be held in the agreeable surroundings of the Tudor Room at the Mermaid in Rye. […]
MLAG Press Statements
2025 AGM Mermaid Hotel 6 June
MarshLink Action Group’s AGM – 2025 This year’s MLAG Annual General Meeting will be held from 7pm on Friday 6th June at The Tudor Room of The Mermaid Inn, Rye. But there will be an opportunity to meet members of the MLAG Committee and speakers from around 6.30pm in the Bar at the Tudor Room […]
Celebration of Opening of Line at Three Oaks
THWART will be celebrating the 118th anniversary of the opening of Three Oaks station on Wednesday 18 June at 3.15pm in the Village Hall at Three Oaks – a short walk down the hill from Three Oaks station. The focus of the event will be a short talk by Keith Swallow, a local author, who will […]
HELENA DOLLIMORE MP CAMPAIGNS FOR EUROSTAR TO RETURN TO ASHFORD
Back on trackHelena Dollimore MP March 6, 2025One of my earliest memories is boarding the Eurostar to France at Ashford International when I was about five-years-old. I loved going on what I then called the “yellow-nosed train” and having a whole continent on the doorstep of our East Sussex home. Anyone in Rye who has […]
Poor Connections at Hastings
Passengers using the Charing Cross service to Hastings since December have discovered that the connection at Hastings for a Marsh Link train is now much longer. This is because the London to Hastings services operated by South Eastern have been re timed which has led to the following situation. At the timetable change in June […]
Closure of Ore Tunnel – Will Disrupt Train Service
MLAG have been aware for a while that essential works are needed to the fabric of the Ore Tunnel. This will necessitate the closure of the line while the work is carried out as trains will not be able to pass through the tunnel. We have now been advised that this work will start on […]
Morale has collapsed on our crisis hit railway
by Christopher Wolmar, President RailFuture In the columns I write for RAIL magazine, I have developed the concept of the Nobody Gives a Damn railway. The idea has taken off and my inbox is full of examples sent in by disgruntled passengers. The idea for NGAD emerged when I discovered that the government was pressing […]
Threat to Booking Offices – Rye to Close?
Public Consultation launched (From GTR Railway) I am writing to inform you that the independent passenger watchdogs London TravelWatch and Transport Focus are today (Wednesday 5 July) starting public consultations on behalf of GTR and other rail operators across the country, up until 26 July. They are inviting feedback on our proposals to better support […]
Extension of Tenterden Link to Robertsbridge Approved
The Transport and Works Act Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) We are delighted to share with you the good news for the reconnection of the Kent and East Sussex Railway to the Network Rail main line at Robertsbridge which will bring great economic benefit to the local area. Following the Public Inquiry in […]
The Rye Shuttle Returns – Briefly
Press Release – 31 May 2023 by Stuart Harlan Chairman MLAG Rye Shuttle re-appears, unexpectedly Bank Holiday Monday saw the unexpected re-appearance of the Rye Shuttle. Some history may help (but move down the page if you’re familiar with this): – Pre-Covid, Rye had a 2-car train service and, for a few years, the Rye […]