News

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

Lights, camera action. Check out our film and TV connecti...

Lights, camera action. Check out our film and TV connecti...

September 11, 2025, by Fiona Morton
So many of our community rail lines feature in films and television. Downton Abbey features one of the venues that we use for our steering group meetings for the Hounslow to Richmond Line. Pictured is...
Read article
‘Rolling back the years’ in Pulborough for Na...

‘Rolling back the years’ in Pulborough for Na...

September 8, 2025, by Rowena Tyler
As part of this year’s  National Open Heritage initiative, on Sunday 14th September,  visitors can enjoy The Pulborough Heritage Trails – revealing Pulborough’s past and some of it...
Read article
SCRP Welcomes Anna to Hounslow to Richmond

SCRP Welcomes Anna to Hounslow to Richmond

September 5, 2025, by Fiona Morton
We welcome our new Line Officer for Hounslow to Richmond, Anna Stearman to the SCRP Team. Anna has a background in education and the arts. SWR features a lot this week as we are nominating lots of pro...
Read article
Rye Harbour Writers station poems book giveaway

Rye Harbour Writers station poems book giveaway

September 2, 2025, by Paul Bromley
A total of 200 books of station poems have been given away in one day to mark Railway 200. Poets from the Rye Harbour Writers travelled along the Marshlink line to hand out the books to passengers. Th...
Read article
SCRP Weekly Highlights Week Ending 29th August 2025

SCRP Weekly Highlights Week Ending 29th August 2025

August 29, 2025, by Trevor Field
Check SCRP highlights for this week & news of planning for forthcoming events at https://www.southeastcrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SCRP-Weekly-Highlights-29th-Aug-2025.pdf  ...
Read article
Improving the station environment. SCRP weekly highlights...

Improving the station environment. SCRP weekly highlights...

August 21, 2025, by Fiona Morton
This week the focus is on  improvements to station environments with our station partners who play such a significant role in making them places of welcome. Outreach health checks using station premi...
Read article
Railway heroes , our blue plaques take their places at st...

Railway heroes , our blue plaques take their places at st...

August 15, 2025, by Fiona Morton
Railway 200 projects continue and although it is the holiday season education team have been busy and community work continues. Read more here...
Read article
SCRP Special Rail Fair 200 Highlights

SCRP Special Rail Fair 200 Highlights

August 13, 2025, by Trevor Field
SCRP’s Special Rail Fair 200 gallery from Lewes Town Hall on 1st August 2025 at https://www.southeastcrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SCRP-Special-Rail-Fair-200-Highlights-8th-Aug-2025.pdf Tha...
Read article
Railway exhibition at Rye heritage centre

Railway exhibition at Rye heritage centre

, by Paul Bromley
A new exhibition telling the story of railways in Rye has opened at the town’s heritage centre. The displays outline the history of the coming of the railways in the 1850s and the development of...
Read article