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Network Rail deploys 14,000 strong army over May Day bank holiday to improve the railway
Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users will experience long term benefits from almost £50m of investment in improving Britain’s rail network over the May Day bank holiday weekend. Over 95% of the network will be unaffected by this work programme.
Check before you travel over May Bank Holiday as work to upgrade railway in the east of England continues
Passengers planning to travel to London during the May Bank Holiday from Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk should check before they travel as Network Rail will be carrying out vital upgrades on the London to Norwich line.
Ghost station uncovered as Thameslink team tackles Victorian viaduct in Bermondsey
The ghostly remains of a long-lost South London railway station – closed 100 years ago - have been uncovered by engineers constructing the Bermondsey Dive Under, as part of the Thameslink Programme.
Upgrade work means Moss Road and Fenwick Lane level crossings will close for nine days
Work to upgrade Moss Road and Fenwick Lane level crossings to the most modern standards starts this weekend.
RMT & TSSA advise of ballot for industrial action: Network Rail’s latest pay offer rejected by the unions
Network Rail has received news from the RMT & TSSA regarding the latest pay offer for the operations (including controllers), maintenance and bands 5-8 bargaining groups that it as to move forward with a strike ballot.
Level crossing awareness day at Haxby Road, York
An awareness day will take place in York in a bid to educate more people on how to use level crossings safely and the dangers of misusing level crossings or taking risks.
Better, faster, quieter rail journeys get a step closer as major bridge work near Bedford finishes early
Passengers are a step closer to better, faster, quieter journeys today as Network Rail completed a major programme of work to rebuild a road bridge to the north of Bedford three weeks early, as part of a £1.6bn railway upgrade plan that’s underway on the main line to and from London St Pancras.
Residents invited to drop-in event about plans to replace Ufton Nervet level crossing with a bridge
Members of the public are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about Network Rail’s plans to replace Ufton Nervet level crossing with a bridge.
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