Following the Chancellor’s autumn statement today, please find attached a letter regarding the 2012 fare increase read more... |
Letter sent to Amber Rudd from Theresa Villiers about the Ore Tunnel works read more... |
Details of the planned replacement buses for the Ore blockade read more... |
Effective 11th December, SouthEastern are introducing extra capacity on some early morning services. read more... |
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As you will (or should!) have discovered from local media, Network Rail need to close the Ore > Three Oaks tunnel for nine weeks Jan > March 2012 for essential maintenance. read more... |
We know that Network Rail are closing the line Hastings to Rye Jan > March to enable needed structural work in the Ore > Three Oaks. read more... |
Amber Rudd MP, Greg Barker MP and Damian Green MP have sent a letter to Southern about the Ore Tunnel works. They have also sent a copy to Network Rail and asked them to respond the points that they are responsible for. read more... |
The increasingly popular ‘Marshlink’ rail service between Hastings & Rye is to be closed from 9th January > 11th March 2012 to enable Network Rail to undertake essential structural maintenance work in the one mile long Ore > Three Oaks tunnel read more... |
As reported in last weeks Rye Observer, plans have been revealed to undertake a series of improvements to the Hastings > Ashford 'Marshlink' rail service. read more... |
What's been happening? Members of SHRIMP sat in the House of Commons Gallery to see Amber Rudd's Adjournment Debate on Hastings' Transport. A BIG thank you to Amber and per PA for setting that up!! Whilst there was some stonewalling in the Ministers response, we were able to ascertain that any new franchises will be short (pre-Thameslink finalisation) and the rail Minister is in no doubt about the overall situation and the need for remedial action read more... |
After years of bad news, there is now some great news for rail travellers; Network Rail (NWR) have confirmed that they are to re-signal the whole East Coastway from Keymer (south of Haywards Heath), via Lewes and Eastbourne, to Bo-Peep junction, with the work scheduled to be completed in 2013. read more... |
SHRIMP (St Leonards and Hastings Rail Improvement Programme) are giving a preliminary welcome to the publication of the McNulty report into the railways. read more... |
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We noted in our last newsletter that SHRIMP had suggestion re-branding of the Ash > Bri service as the 'Sussex Euro-link'. This needs clarification. read more... |
House of Commons debates, 10 March 2011, 10:30 am read more... |
On Feb 1st Amber joined 12 other MPs with constituencies served by South Eastern Trains to set out the catalogue of problems that they have all had with SET. The Rail Minister, Theresa Villiers, and staff attended the meeting. read more... |
SHRIMP are concerned that recent rail fare price increases, which included an annual premium 'to pay for future investment', are just another con. read more... |
First and foremost, we wish all our followers – old and new – a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Which we suppose immediately links into the horrendous Fare increases! read more... |
A letter that Amber Rudd MP received from Network Rail in response to her letter to them about the performance during the snow. read more... |
SHRIMP receive response from the CEO Keith Ludeman of Go Ahead further to our Get Well program proposals. read more... |
After months of protracted discussions we have received confirmation from Network Rail that demolition of the ugly barbed-wire-topped wall in Hastings Station approach is due to start on Monday 13th December. read more... |
Musician Adam Helal commutes using the St Leonards to Charing Cross daily and is fed up to the back teeth with South Eastern's train service. Combining rage, music and people power he's organised a choir and wants as many people as possible to join in on the day. read more... |
Whilst it was an extreme weather event, rail franchise operator South Eastern Trains failed in many ways including severe disruption for nearly a week and continuous mis-information to its customers. read more... |
Rail campaigners St Leonards and Hastings Rail Improvement Project (SHRIMP) and Amber Rudd MP have slammed inflation-busting fare hikes that will hit commuters' pockets in January. read more... |
On the first day back after the summer recess Amber Rudd MP visited Theresa Villiers the Rail Minister, in order to raise the issues of Hastings rail. read more... |
SHRIMP has voiced it's concern over the continuing existence of the ugly wall in Hastings Approach, which ruins the appearance of the College and Health Centre. read more... |
Welcome to our Quarter Two Newsletter, again our voluntary team have been busy working in partnership with East Sussex County Council, Amber Rudd MP, Hastings Borough Council, South Eastern Trains and Southern Trains to drive forward better, faster and value for money rail transport solutions to Hastings and St Leonards. read more... |
SHRIMP is voicing it's concern over a dangerous pedestrian crossing in Station Approach. The crossing, just inside Station Approach at the traffic lights, has lowered and studded pavements but no pedestrian lights. read more... |
On Tuesday afternoon reps from SHRIMP met with Labour transport spokesperson Lord Adonis, a meeting kindly facilitated by Michael Foster at SHRIMP's request read more... |
It's been a busy week for Politicians in Hastings and SHRIMP are encouraged to note that rail links have featured prominently in recent discussions. read more... |
Hastings MP Michael Foster's response to ORR (Office of Rail Regulation) read more... |
Tues - Hastings Station, Wed - St Leonards W/Sq, Thurs - Battle station, all days between 0530 and 0745, distributing approx 1,000 campaign leaflets read more... |
St Leonards and Hastings Rail Improvement Programme (SHRIMP) ,as part of East Sussex Rail Alliance (ESRA), have had their fears over reduced rail services to Hastings confirmed by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). read more... |
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SHRIMP has learned that the DfT considers that 12 car Thameslink rolling stock could operate to Hastings. This comes in a letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Chris Mole), in his capacity as Minister for Rail, to Council Leader Peter Pragnell. read more... |
Eastbourne Borough Council is pleased to be able to respond to the Kent and Sussex Rail Utilisation Strategy read more... |
Following the recent media coverage highlighting that proposed changes to rail services between Hastings and London are bad news for Hastings, SHRIMP are please to note that a cross-party political alliance is building to campaign against the various announcements from Network Rail through their Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) documents. read more... |
Local Rail User Groups have responded to two studies published by rail infrastructure operator Network Rail.
The two reports for the Kent and Sussex areas, and known as Route Utilisation Strategies (RUSs) were published at the end of January, and seek to outline service patterns and priorities for investment in the local rail network over the next ten years. read more... |
Thameslink is an inter-urban fast rail service that today operates between Bedford, Luton, St Albans, Through the heart of the City Of London including Kings Cross St Pancras, Farringdon, City Thameslink for Holborn, Chancery Lane and St Pauls, Blackfriars, London Bridge to East Croydon, Gatwick and Brighton. read more... |
The Voluntary Rail Action Group St Leonards & Hastings Rail Improvement Programme, 1066shrimprail.org.uk commended the East Croydon based Rail Operator Southern Trains in keeping rail services operational into Hastings over the increment weather conditions. read more... |
SHRIMP welcome the 2010 timetable enhancements suggested by Go
Aheads Keolis Southern Trains read more... |
The recently published NetWorkRail (NWR) Electrificiation Route Utlilisation Strategy (RUS) is hugely disappointing in its approach for rail services serving Hastings & St Leonards. The potential electrification of the Ore - Ashford line has been ranked as a priority level 4 in a range of 1-6.
The reason is given as a poor business case. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is supporting NWRs decision. read more... |
SHRIMP was asked to make comments on rail services in East Sussex on the BBC Sussex Breakfast Show. read more... |
LOCAL rail action groups claimed victory this week after rail authorities agreed to publish an additional mini-timetable, providing details a flagship new train service, which had not been listed in the latest public train timetable booklets read more... |
Local rail user groups have demanded an explanation after it emerged that details of a flagship new train service starting next month have been left out of public timetable booklets. read more... |