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A vital part of the Ipswich rail chord project which will provide more capacity for freight and fewer delays for passengers was delivered over the Christmas break moving the project a step closer to completion.

A new commuter car park which will provide an additional 150 parking spaces in Uckfield has been proposed by Network Rail.

** Update Monday 13 January : Rail service have resumed on this route after repairs were completed.

A bank slip which was caused by the extreme weather before Christmas has suspended all rail services on the line between Sleaford and Lincoln. East Midlands Trains will provide road replacement transport until Monday 12 January as Network Rail teams work to repair the damage.

A new signalling centre which will eventually control large parts of the railway across Sussex and Surrey has been officially opened in Three Bridges.

Rail engineers working throughout Christmas and the New Year have completed a major package of improvements on the Great Northern Great Eastern (GNGE) railway line in the Saxilby area.

The £19m upgrade of Gravesend station completed over the Christmas and New Year period has unlocked capacity improvements in Kent which will provide more space and seats for passengers.

Rail services are not operating on the Cumbrian coast line due to the significant damage caused by the storm and flooding which has affected the west coast of the UK today (See below for video footage).

A record-breaking programme of upgrades to Britain’s rail network was successfully completed over the Christmas and New Year period, providing new tracks, new and longer platforms, new lifts and footbridges at stations, upgraded signalling equipment and electrification equipment to allow cleaner, faster electric trains to run.