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‘Blue plaques’ mark Marshlink railway connections

July 1, 2025, by Paul Bromley
A series of ‘blue plaques’ has been displayed to recognise the wide range of people who have contributed to the development of the Marshlink rail route. Each of the 10 plaques summarises the h...
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UK’s favourite railway artwork revealed

June 9, 2025, by Paul Bromley
‘Train Landscape’ by artist Eric Ravilious has been named as the best-loved railway artwork in the UK. The watercolour was painted in 1940 and shows the chalk white horse of Westbury, Wiltshire, v...
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Railway 200: careers websites

June 4, 2025, by Paul Bromley
Our Railway 200 project to create 200 ‘blue plaques’ of people and places with connections to the railways includes promoting the jobs of the future. Each of the train operators with whom ...
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Ore community garden official opening

June 3, 2025, by Paul Bromley
Derelict land at Ore station on the Marshlink line has been transformed into a community garden. The official opening of the space was held on Friday 23 May during Community Rail Week. HM Lord-Lieuten...
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Social value of Community Rail volunteers revealed

May 13, 2025, by Paul Bromley
The yearly contribution by Community Rail to the societies it serves in the South East has been revealed as more than half a million pounds. The Annual Review from Southeast Communities Rail Partnersh...
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Nature poems exhibition at Rye station

, by Paul Bromley
A new exhibition of poems has gone on display at Rye station. The poems from the Wild Writers group are all on the theme of nature and the wild. The group has about 10 members and been going for two y...
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Leaflet launched to promote Winchelsea onward travel

May 7, 2025, by Paul Bromley
An updated map and leaflet has been launched to promote businesses and attractions within walking and cycling distance of Winchelsea railway station. The brochure shows pubs, vineyards, shops and gues...
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Community Rail-themed model railway layout in box files

April 22, 2025, by Paul Bromley
A model railway layout built inside four box files and reflecting the work of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership has been displayed at a festival of modelling. The layout – called Box End Gr...
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Return of The Sussex Belle steam train

March 24, 2025, by Paul Bromley
A steam train will be travelling along our lines next month including stops at Eastbourne and Hastings. The Sussex Belle service run by the Railway Touring Company is scheduled to pass through the reg...
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Railway 200 exhibition at Hastings museum

, by Paul Bromley
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is joining in the national Railway 200 celebrations by installing an exhibition of local railway exhibits, dating back to the arrival of the railways in Hastings in t...
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