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

Try-a-Train with SCRP and Southern Rail – a confide...

Try-a-Train with SCRP and Southern Rail – a confide...

March 7, 2023, by Rowena Tyler
On 1st March, clients from the Aldingbourne Trust, with their support workers, visited Barnham station, where Ed in the ticket office made sure they each received a valid travel ticket, funded by Sout...
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Wealden MP’s support for the community hub at Crowb...

Wealden MP’s support for the community hub at Crowb...

, by Sharon Gray
Many of you will be aware that empty spaces at our rural stations are being re-purposed by local communities and given a new lease of life. Crowborough station in Jarvis Brook is one such venue.  The...
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Changes to Southern’s train fleet

Changes to Southern’s train fleet

March 6, 2023, by Paul Bromley
Southern Railway will be replacing its train fleet on the East Coastway and West Coastway routes. The train operator will be using more modern trains when the next timetable changes come into effect i...
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New Greening project for Arundel includes the railway sta...

New Greening project for Arundel includes the railway sta...

March 1, 2023, by Rowena Tyler
Members of the Greening Arundel Town team visited the railway station this week, to look at the garden areas and plan how they can include them into their work this year. Arundel Town Council and Lymi...
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Artist & Makers Spring Market event at Victoria Pavi...

Artist & Makers Spring Market event at Victoria Pavi...

February 28, 2023, by Sharon Gray
Artist & Makers Spring Market event at Victoria Pavilion, Uckfield on SUNDAY 12TH MARCH. We hope you can join us – we have 15 fantastic artist stalls selling a variety of gifts, artworks and...
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Sussex Downs Line AGM

Sussex Downs Line AGM

, by Paul Bromley
Members of the Sussex Downs Line steering group met at Lewes Railway Land on Friday 24 February for their annual meeting. Norman Baker (former rail minister and ex-Lewes MP) was re-elected as the Line...
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Upper Warlingham station has received a mini-makeover tha...

Upper Warlingham station has received a mini-makeover tha...

February 27, 2023, by Sharon Gray
Upper Warlingham station has received a mini-makeover thanks to East Surrey Arts Society Upper Warlingham station is  situated on the Southeast Communities Rail Partnership’s Uckfield & Eas...
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Upcycling is the name of the game at Angmering

Upcycling is the name of the game at Angmering

February 20, 2023, by Rowena Tyler
GTR Coastal Maintenance team members have made good use of some grit bins and pallet wood which were destined for landfill.  They met with station partners, the Friends of Angmering Station (FOAS) wh...
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Spa Valley Railway’s 2023 timetable available now

Spa Valley Railway’s 2023 timetable available now

February 16, 2023, by Sharon Gray
Spa Valley Railway have published their 2023 timetable available in print at selected outlets and of course on line: https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/ You can enjoy a great day out, getting on and o...
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