Sussex Downs Line position for Baker

Campaign for Better Transport advisor Norman Baker has taken on a new role within community rail.

Ex-Transport Minister and formerly the MP for Lewes from 1997-2015, Baker has been chosen to chair the newly renamed Sussex Downs Line community rail route running from Seaford to Brighton, in East Sussex.

The line has been rebranded to encourage people to use a route that provides direct links to the South Downs National Park, the University of Sussex, University of Brighton, and Brighton and Hove Albion FC’s Amex Stadium.

Baker takes over as chairman from former Seaford town councillor Jon Freeman, who died last year.