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... |