Talking about Trains

Local Chatham & Aylesford MP, Jonathan Shaw has been standing up for commuters.

He is regularly consulting with South Eastern on train frequencies and quality. The new service throughout Kent has dramatically reduced journey times - travelling at up to 140mph, journey times from Ashford International to Central London are just 37 minutes and from Ebbsfleet International the journey takes just 18 minutes.

The fleet runs on High Speed 1 (HS1), the UK’s first high speed rail line between London’s beautifully refurbished St Pancras station and Kent. It shows the committment of the government to invest and spend on railways after the lost decade of underinvestment with the Conservatives.

That being said, the company do need to review the ticket cost structure of the train and its impact on other commuter services. More needs to be done to retain the Cannon Street, Victoria, Charing Cross and Blackfriar train services.




For more on the work undertaken by Labour MP, Jonathan Shaw on railways please see his Youtube train interview with SouthEastern CEO and his campaign to safeguard Cannon Street services.