MP’s survey claims anger railway project supporters

A CONTROVERSIAL survey by an MP who opposes plans to link two heritage railways has revealed a deep divide between her and a neighbouring Member of Parliament who is fully supportive of the £4½ million project.

The email survey was carried out by former Home Secretary Amber Rudd, the Conservative MP for Hastings & Rye, and appears to illustrate her opposition to the scheme, which would see the Rother Valley Railway linked with the Kent & East Sussex Railway. Her decision to seek the views of her constituents on the A21 level crossing that would be part of the project has caused concern among a number of its supporters, as neither of the two railways is in her constituency.

In her survey, Ms Rudd claimed compulsory purchase orders had been served on local farmers who do