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World Public Transport Day celebration

April 21, 2026, by Paul Bromley
The inaugural World Public Transport Day has been celebrated at Eastbourne railway station. The event on Friday 17 April was organised by Eastbourne Area Bus User Group with support from Marshlink com...
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Joint 1066/Marshlink AGM

March 12, 2026, by Paul Bromley
Members of the 1066 and Marshlink lines have held a joint AGM to review activity and plan future events. Station partners, community volunteers and local authority representatives gathered at Hastings...
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Marshlink 175 community celebrations

February 13, 2026, by Paul Bromley
Celebrations have been held to mark the 175th anniversary of the railway line between Hastings and Ashford International. Community representatives, station volunteers and rail enthusiasts held a spec...
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Awards ceremony for poetry competition winners

February 2, 2026, by Paul Bromley
Winners of a railway-related poetry competition have taken part in an awards ceremony to see their entries on display. The wordsmiths gathered at Rye railway station where their poems are now on show ...
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Tim Sparrow Awarded MBE

December 30, 2025, by Samantha Lear
The Southeast Communities Rail Partnership (SCRP), which works to link local communities with their railway, has welcomed the award of an MBE to one of its longstanding volunteer directors, Tim Sparro...
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Shortlisting for Community Rail awards

December 11, 2025, by Samantha Lear
We are proud to announce the projects in our area that have been shortlisted for this year’s national Community Rail awards The SCRP projects are:   Empowering Diverse Groups – Travel Ambassa...
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Write on Track poetry competition winners

December 10, 2025, by Paul Bromley
The winners and runners-up in the Write on Track poetry competition have been decided. Rye Harbour Writers and Southeast Communities Rail Partnership ran the competition with the theme of a positive e...
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Marshlink stations passenger numbers rise for second cons...

December 4, 2025, by Paul Bromley
The number of passengers using trains on the Marshlink line increased at every station for the second year running. Latest data on estimated station usage shows a rise at all nine stations from Hastin...
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White hearts shared across stations on White Ribbon Day

November 25, 2025, by Samantha Lear
  The Southeast Community Rail Partnership (SCRP) will today distribute white hearts across its network to raise awareness of support services and signpost sources of help in recognition of White...
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New Marshlink vice-chair promotes tourism links

November 17, 2025, by Paul Bromley
Sarah Broadbent, chair of 1066 Country Marketing and vice-chair of Rye chamber of commerce, has been elected vice-chair of the Marshlink community rail partnership. Her appointment was confirmed by th...
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