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Much as I would love to see Eurostar return to Ashford, the reality sadly is that this is unlikely ever to happen. Ditto Ebbsfleet. The good burghers of Kent cooked their goose when they voted for Brexit, and Covid was the final nail in the coffin. The economics were long marginal, based on a...

I would like to travel the Weymouth and Heart of Wessex lines. Given that north of Yeovil PM up to Bedwyn is outside the Network railcard zone, can I travel Weymouth - Yeovil Pen Mill - self transfer - Yeovil Junction - Waterloo?

If you have some command of written French, there are some cheap deals available online on Hauts de France SNCF/TER services from Calais. Headline fares, Boulogne and Saint-Omer for 5 Euros each way; Lille or Amiens for 10 Euros each way; or all the way to Paris for 20 Euros...

To be fair to the user groups and local MP, they knew about the blockade some months in advance. The question was never about whether Ore Tunnel would have to be closed for the work, rather that the service should have re-started as a shuttle between Rye and Ashford. Unfortunately this...

5 units are required. 4 operate the Brighton - Ashford service; the fifth is a spare which is used to operate the Rye Shuttle - which is the first diagram to be cancelled in the event of unit failure. 3 units are berthed at St Leonards Depot overnight and one at Eastbourne. The fifth runs...

If you live in Hastings, Eastbourne or Lewes you can buy a Daysave on the day of travel from the Tourist Information Centres. In Brighton it is available from the Brighton and Hove Buses shop on Old Steine. I don't know if it is available anywhere in West Sussex. As you will be aware, it...

Brighton - Ashford fares via Hastings have been subject to a fare cap since the through service was introduced in December 2005, hence they are significantly cheaper than other routes. They are especially cheap at the moment because Southern has brought in a temporary 50% reduction on the...