Praise for rail firm

SOUTH Central Trains has been warmly praised in a Commons motion tabled by Lewes MP Norman Baker, and backed by Wealden MP Charles Hendry, for slashing season ticket prices from Lewes to Seaford and Eastbourne.

The Eastbourne to Lewes weekly ticket has been cut from 23.20 to 15, and the Seaford to Lewes ticket from 15 to 10.

Mr Baker hopes the new prices will lure drivers away from using the A26 and A27 routes into Lewes in favour of the rail links, to ease congestion and reduce pollution.

The plan is already subscribed to by Lewes District Council and East Sussex County Council and Mr Baker is also calling on major private and public sector employers to follow suit.

'I warmly welcome this move,' he added.

'This is an important step towards making public transport more appealing.

'I hope it proves a resounding success and I urge my constituents to make use of the new scheme wherever possible.'