Hastings

:This is about Hastings in England. There are other uses of the name Hastings.

Transport links

Hastings is linked to London by two railway lines. The shorter is the former South Eastern Railway (SER) route to Charing Cross via Battle and Tunbridge Wells, opened 1852, and the longer is the former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) route to Victoria via Bexhill, Eastbourne and Lewes. There is also a line via Rye to Ashford. The ex-SER route suffered for many years from the narrowness of some of its tunnels, so that special locomotives and rolling stock had to be built to meet the restricted loading gauge, for instance the Southern Railway's Schools Class and later the flat-sided Hastings diesels. This problem was eventually overcome, permitting the electrification of this line in 1996 and much improved services. The town currently has four railway stations: from west to east they are West St Leonards, St Leonards Warrior Square, Hastings, and Ore. West Marina station (on the LBSCR line) was very near to West St Leonards (on the SER line) and was closed some years ago. New stations have been proposed.

Related Topics:
London - Railway - South Eastern Railway - Charing Cross - Battle - Tunbridge Wells - London, Brighton and South Coast Railway - Victoria - Bexhill - Eastbourne - Lewes - Rye - Ashford - Loading gauge - Southern Railway's - Schools Class - Hastings diesels - 1996 - Hastings

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Hastings is linked to London by the A21 trunk road. There have been improvements in this road over the years, notably bypasses for Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Pembury and Lamberhurst, but the dual carriageway stops well short of Hastings. Long-term plans for a much improved east-west route and a Hastings bypass were abandoned in the 1990s, but a new road to Bexhill-on-Sea was announced in 2004 to relieve the congested coastal route.

Related Topics:
A21 - Bypass - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Pembury - Lamberhurst - Dual carriageway - 1990s - Bexhill-on-Sea - 2004

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Hastings at one time had a network of trams, later replaced by trolleybuses. The "Save our trolleys" campaign was unsuccessful, and the town is now served by diesel buses.

Related Topics:
Tram - Trolleybus

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