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

Reigate Station Picture Gallery – an exciting insta...

Reigate Station Picture Gallery – an exciting insta...

March 28, 2023, by Sharon Gray
    An unused space at Reigate station has been reimagined as a picture gallery  Reigate School of Art  –  Journeys Station Staff, Management and SCRP joined together install the Re...
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eTicket readers at every gate at Brighton station

eTicket readers at every gate at Brighton station

, by Paul Bromley
Additional barcode readers that allow passengers to scan barcode eTickets held on their smartphones or printed out from an email have just been added to ticket gates at Brighton railway station. Train...
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Annual Review 2022

Annual Review 2022

, by Paul Bromley
The Annual Review of activities and projects carried out by Southeast Communities Rail Partnership has been published. Copies of the 2022 report can be downloaded here. Tim Barkley, chair of Southeast...
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Community Rail Coronation Connections

Community Rail Coronation Connections

March 27, 2023, by Paul Bromley
With 40 days to go until the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, we are launching our ‘Community Rail Coronation Connections’. The benefits of taking the train rather...
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International Lift Day

International Lift Day

March 23, 2023, by Sharon Gray
Today 23 March marks the installation of the first lift in 1857 in a department store in New York.  It wasn’t a great success, steam powered, people refused to use it.  Fast forward to 2022/3,...
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Network Rail volunteers continue planting thousands of tr...

Network Rail volunteers continue planting thousands of tr...

March 17, 2023, by Paul Bromley
Network Rail Southern region is working with national conservation charity The Tree Council to plant more than 100,000 trees and shrubs by 2024. Last year Network Rail pledged £1 million to set up lo...
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Uckfield Volunteer Centre

Uckfield Volunteer Centre

March 14, 2023, by Sharon Gray
Uckfield station and SCRP are supporting the Uckfield Volunteer Centre. Click on the link below to hear the UVC manager, Judith Austin’s  recent interview with Ashdown Radio: https://www.ashdow...
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Next Level Southern rewards scheme extended until 31 March 

Next Level Southern rewards scheme extended until 31 March 

March 10, 2023, by Paul Bromley
The rewards scheme introduced by Southern Railway has been extended. The ‘Commute more, collect more’ project allows customers to earn points when they buy Anytime or Season tickets direct...
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Support for Samaritans campaign to raise awareness around...

Support for Samaritans campaign to raise awareness around...

March 9, 2023, by Paul Bromley
A special event has been held at Brighton railway station to promote the ‘Small Talk Saves Lives’ campaign. The promotion by the Samaritans aims to empower the public to start a conversation that ...
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