EVERY week I hear from constituents about the endless delays and cancellations they suffer on the trains in and out of Brighton.

It’s been clear for a very long time that urgent improvement is needed on the line to London and it looks like Network Rail might move forwards with plans to improve the service soon.

Their proposal for an upgrade to the Brighton Mainline would see major works in the East Croydon area that would allow for an extra eight trains to operate per hour, with up to 6,000 additional seats on them. The proposal would also speed up journeys as trains would spend less time waiting at red signals.

Network Rail is developing this plan at the moment – and in the coming weeks I’m aiming to bring together MPs from across Sussex to put pressure on the Government to make sure this scheme gets the go-ahead.

In the meantime the House of Commons’ Transport Committee is running an inquiry into “the rail passenger experience” – something I know many people in this city have a view on.

The terms of the inquiry are limited, in that it won’t look at the process for claiming compensation for a delay or cancellation until a later date, but there’s plenty that should be of interest to rail users being discussed, such as the quality of information provided to passengers and issues around ticketing.

The rail companies that serve Brighton performed dismally in the latest Which? train satisfaction survey and we can’t let them get away with that. I’ve submitted a response to the enquiry and I urge other train users to do the same.

You can submit your response on the Transport Committee’s Website – the deadline is tomorrow.

Visit parliament.uk and search "rail passenger experience".