Brighton & Hove Friends of the Earth (BHFOE) is challenging Network Rail to start putting the needs of Brighton & Hove above its own convenience. During the May bank holiday weekend, the start of the Brighton Festival and one of the busiest and most important times for the local economy, engineering works will mean there will be no direct trains to London or Gatwick Airport.
BHFOE are calling for Network Rail to be made more accountable locally. It believes that Network Rail needs to better understand the needs of local communities and to plan its activities accordingly. BHFOE is pleased that the City Council and local MPs backed its calls to get services reinstated and the engineering works rescheduled. It also feels that GTR and its subsidiaries Southern and Thameslink should be backing the city, looking to put on more services on this busy weekend, not fewer, and challenging Network Rail to do better.
Brighton & Hove Friends of the Earth 
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