With regard to John Stanaway's comments on the Beddingham bridge (Letters, December 22), the Coastway line has been shown on EU maps as potentially a part of the Trans European Network.
It connects at Ashford for Eurostar and for the future Javelin high-speed services. Westward routes extend to Southampton and Portsmouth. However, there are obstacles to fast through running including reversals at Brighton and Eastbourne, and a congested junction at Lewes.
Coastway's function to link Sussex to London and connect Gatwick and other major towns could also be greatly enhanced by reinstating the short link between Lewes and Uckfield and bringing the resulting Wealden link up to standard.
Railfuture believes that for the sort of money road "improvements" would cost, we could have a railway fit for the 21st century.
- Ivor Hueiting, chair, Railfuture Coastway Division
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