East Sussex Rail Alliance

Bringing High Speed Rail to the South Coast

SCML welcomes Hitachi’s plans to introduce battery trains in the UK

SCML and ESRA welcome Hitachi’s initiative that the business is interesting in looking at battery motion for their long distance rolling stock. This initiative could be applied to the HS1 Sussex project offering a electric / battery train service from St Pancras and Stratford to Hastings, Bexhill and Eastbourne. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17887181.hitachi-plans-introduce-battery-trains-uk/

East Sussex Rail Groups welcome ORR intervention on timetable

Rail campaigners across East Sussex have welcomed the dramatic intervention by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) to suspend controversial timetable changes that were due to start next month. The East Sussex Rail Alliance (ESRA) claims that the plans would have led to poorer timekeeping, slower trains and more overcrowding for both local rail users […]

Rail groups welcome high speed rail plan

Rail campaigners across East Sussex have welcomed the dramatic intervention by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) to suspend controversial timetable changes that were due to start next month. The East Sussex Rail Alliance (ESRA) claims that the plans would have ledLocal rail user groups have welcomed a plan by Network Rail today that could […]