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Southeastern and Southern passengers are being reminded to plan ahead this October half-term if travelling on the Hastings line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings.

Southeastern and Southern passengers are being reminded to plan ahead this October half-term if travelling on the Hastings line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings.

• Bicentenary train, Inspiration, will visit London Victoria station 18-20 December as part of its journey to 60 locations across Britain over 12 months, promoting rail innovation and careers.
• Inspiration will also visit Southampton (14-16 December)
• Co-curated with the National Railway Museum, 30,000 have already visited and 88% would recommend it to a friend

A special fleet of leaf-busting trains has this week begun working across Kent and Sussex to keep the railway running safely and reliably.

Five per cent of all life saving interventions across the rail network took place on Network Rail’s Sussex route in 2024/2025.

Track linking Kent with East Sussex reopened to trains this morning, as part of a number of engineering projects across the south east over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Network Rail’s electric vehicle fleet in operation across the South of England hit a major landmark this month with the vehicles reaching a total combined distance of one million miles since the rollout began.  

Buses will replace trains between Redhill and Tonbridge as Network Rail undertakes vital work on the railway.