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 Chair with Lewes town councillor Cllr Stephen Catlin re-elected as Vice-Chair.

Representatives from the train operator Govia Thameslink Railway, Network Rail, station partners, community groups, local authorities and others attended. They discussed ways to improve the stations on the Sussex Downs Line running from Seaford to Brighton.

It was also a chance for members to meet GTR’s new Lewes station manager Jim Crawford.

Norman Baker said: “We were delighted to welcome Southern Railway’s Lewes station manager Jim Crawford to his new role. We look forward to working with him on ways to improve the stations on the Sussex Downs Line with the support of the various communities from Seaford to Brighton working in partnership with the train operator, Network Rail and others.”

Photo caption (left to right): Sussex Downs Line Chair Norman Baker, GTR’s new Lewes station manager Jim Crawford and Vice-Chair Cllr Stephen Catlin. Credit: Paul Bromley, Sussex Downs Line Officer, Southeast Communities Rail Partnership.

Three men in front of banner displaying information about Community Rail