Network Rail will oversee a study into the possible reopening of a disused railway line in East Sussex, the county council has said (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7169592.stm

The organisation has agreed to manage a feasibility study into the Uckfield to Lewes route.

It was due to start in September but East Sussex council said negotiations had pushed the process back.

East Sussex County councillor Rupert Simmons said: "This study will identify, once and for all, whether there is a case for reopening the Lewes-Uckfield line."

"Network Rail has a proven track record of managing similar studies at a variety of locations nationwide, and is better placed then anyone else to undertake this type of work."

He added: "We have come a long way from the idea of reconnecting this line being a mere aspiration to one of a distinct possibility."

Local councils and Southern Railway are part of a board which is contributing to the £130,000 to £140,000 cost of the study.