Originally published in two parts in The Railway Magazine – August and September 1966
View from the River Thames of Cannon Street Station and bridge as opened, with original signalling. Reproduced from a contemporary drawing by John O’Connor
Cannon S…
A fire next to a train track at London Bridge station is causing travel disruption in Kent[1] today (May 20). The fire broke out at around 9pm last night, which resulted in the closure of platforms 6 and 7.
Hastings line services between London Bridge …
Calls to ban HGVs from using a road in Hastings are set for consideration by a senior county councillor next week.
By Huw Oxburgh, local democracy reporter
Published 18th May 2023, 09:29 BST
On Monday (May 22), Cllr Claire Dowling, East Sussex County …
Southern train services are unable to operate between Eastbourne[1] and Bexhill[2] this morning (Saturday, May 14) after a “failure” of the electrical supply between these stations. Throughout the night, a “power surge” has damaged some cables, with th…
Rail operator South Eastern is set to ban e-scooters from its trains and stations as from June 1.
By Andy Hemsley
Published 11th May 2023, 08:06 BST
The rail company operates trains from Hastings[1] to Charing Cross, via Crowhurst, Battle and Robertsb…
A man has died after a flat fire in Hastings. The fire broke out at a residential property on Milward Road on Thursday (April 27) but is not being treated as suspicious.
Police and fire crews were called to the scene in the early hours of the morning a…
Sussex firefighters were spotted at Goodwood House in Chichester[1] yesterday (April 26) as they took part in a “mock incident”. Fire crews from Chichester, Bognor[2], Worthing[3] and Petworth[4] attended the practice incident to test their procedures …
The bizarre attacks included one person being hit in the face with an apple while walking along Bohemia Road in Hastings, on 12 April.Another was struck in the arm with a tomato while walking along Firle Road in Eastbourne the following evening.Later t…
Fuel was spilt across the road forcing National[1] Highways to close the road near Bexhill.
Sussex Police are reported to be in attendance and leading the incident response. A diversion route has been put in place.
A National Highways spokesman said: “…
SAN MATEO, Calif- Turvo, provider of the world’s leading collaboration application designed for the supply chain, today announces its strategic partnership with Veritas Logistics, LLC, a leading third-party logistics firm headquartered in Cincinnati, O…
KiwiRail teams assess the flood-damaged rail line in Awatoto. Photo / Supplied
KiwiRail has provided an update on the status of its damaged Hawke’s Bay rail networks, including an announcement of a temporary structure to replace the unusable Waitangi r…
Brian D. Call[1], born 1982, of Pittsfield was arrested on a bench warrant at 1:35 p.m. on March 25 after an incident on Loudon Road.
Stephen Scherber, 32, of Concord was arrested on a warrant at 1:23 p.m. on March 25 after an incident at the Royal Ga…
100 years ago
12 April 1923
Prince’s Highway Estate
A highly successful sale of the Prince’s Highway Estate on Saturday last, when the whole 52 building blocks were sold at auction, which is something of a record for a sub-divisional sale in Dandenong …
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Patrick Weir said he wandered around all night after he was displaced Wednesday until he finally fell asleep on a bench outside Costco.
A man sweeps debris from the sidewalk on E. Hastings St. Thurs…