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VIDEO: “We don’t want another family to experience what we have been through” – bereaved parents urge others to talk to their children about dangers of trespassing on railway as cases surge in South
The parents of a young boy who was electrocuted on the railway have launched a new rail safety campaign film in conjunction with British Transport Police, Network Rail and the wider rail industry.
Major changes to trains at Charing Cross, Cannon Street and London Bridge as Network Rail engineers tackle long weekend of major engineering in South East London, Kent and Sussex
Network Rail engineers will be packing their tools instead of barbecues for a long weekend of major engineering work in South London, Kent and East Sussex this August Bank Holiday.
Passengers in the South and South East asked to only travel if necessary and make sure they know their last trains home ahead of rail strikes on 18 and 20 August
- Passengers asked to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary as only a fifth of trains are running and many lines will be closed completely, causing severe disruption
- On strike days, trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, running only between 7.30am and 6.30pm, and trains will start later on days following strike action
- On 19 August, as well as a later start on National Rail services, there will be industrial action on London Underground and on some London bus routes on 19 and 20 August
Line closure this morning (Monday 1 August) - no trains between Shortlands and Victoria, via Penge East or Herne Hill
We planned to open the railway line between Brixton and Beckenham Junction this morning after nine days of work to replace the track inside Penge Tunnel.
Passengers asked to plan ahead and only travel if necessary in the South and South East as national industrial action expected on Wednesday, 27 July.
The rail industry is reminding passengers that services will be severely disrupted on Wednesday as a result of a national strike called by the leadership of the RMT union.
Passengers reminded to plan ahead as Network Rail gears up for nine-day total closure of Penge Tunnel between Brixton and Beckenham Junction in South London, starting this Saturday
This weekend Network Rail engineers will begin work to renew the railway in Penge Tunnel, between Brixton and Beckenham Junction, where the line will be closed for nine-days.
After 50 years of service across the railway, Network Rail Kent controller Stephen Eaves retires with a locomotive named in his honour
For over 30 years railway people calling control in Blackfriars would hear “Kent Control Stephen Eaves speaking” on the other end of the phone, and know they were in safe hands.
Network Rail uses trees to tackle graffiti hotspot in Bermondsey, South London
Network Rail has planted 35 trees at an unsightly graffiti hotspot in London in a bid to deter taggers from vandalising the railway and saving thousands of pounds in cleaning costs.
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