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News from SCRP and communities around the railway lines in Sussex, Surrey and Kent.

A week of celebrations

A week of celebrations

April 23, 2026, by Fiona Morton
A thankyou to the station gardeners on the Arun Valley Line, descendants of Joseph Weston gather at Etchingham Station to celebrate his contribution to the railways as a platelayer. A wonderful family...
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Summary of changes to GTR Services from May and over the ...

Summary of changes to GTR Services from May and over the ...

April 22, 2026, by Fiona Morton
Key changes to Southern Services between East Grinstead and London Victoria – Wednesdays To make it easier for people to travel during the middle of the day, services between East Grinstead and Lond...
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World Public Transport Day celebration

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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Happy World Public Transport Day

Happy World Public Transport Day

April 17, 2026, by Fiona Morton
Increasing the use of public transport is our aim. We attend community meetings  to harness people’s interest in climate change, support diverse groups to try the train and put funding into the...
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Spring has arrived Weekly Highlights 10th April

Spring has arrived Weekly Highlights 10th April

April 10, 2026, by Fiona Morton
All the station gardens have sprung to life with several being featured in local news and in industry press. Passengers love them and are full of praise for the work of volunteers and station staff. W...
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Au Revoir Andy and spring highights

Au Revoir Andy and spring highights

April 2, 2026, by Fiona Morton
Lots of progress on a project at Hounslow, boosted by the support from SWR. Seed swaps and TV appearances and lots of people downloading the Arun Valley Podcast and activity pack. Read more here...
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Overnight services to Gatwick a GWR trial over the summer...

Overnight services to Gatwick a GWR trial over the summer...

March 27, 2026, by Fiona Morton
GWR sent us the following information about increasing services from Reading to Gatwick for a trial period.  We’re very pleased to announce that through partnering Gatwick Airport, this summer we w...
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Celebrating Success and planning for next year

Celebrating Success and planning for next year

, by Fiona Morton
This week we have been celebrating our CRN Awards with our many volunteers and supporters. Artwork at St Leonard’s Hastings has gone up and we celebrated with sixth form students at Farnborough Nort...
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Exciting new artwork installed at Farnborough North Station

Exciting new artwork installed at Farnborough North Station

March 26, 2026, by Sara Grisewood
We had a lovely day of celebration at Farnborough North Station to launch the new artwork. The installation spans nearly the whole length of  platform 2;  five panels printed with original designs b...
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