Well done, Adam Trimingham, on the excellent description of problems you encountered as a rail passenger with a bicycle travelling on the Victorian shuttle service coastal railway between Brighton station and Ashford Eurostar interchange (Argus, May 17).

Several hours to travel 50 miles.

Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Cornwall - all seem unaware of the regional need to replace the disjointed South Coast railway network. A modern freight train can carry the equivalent tonnage of 400 lorries.

While agreeing with Adam - public transport ought to be a priority General Election issue - sadly, true to form, politicians will focus on cutting taxes.

So young and ordinary citizens will suffer while the wealthy get richer and South Coast roads even more gridlocked and our lungs are filled with pollution, especially when cycling and walking.

-John Stanaway, Lorna Road, Hove