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Improvements will mean a better railway in Gravesend
Work is due to start at Gravesend station next month as Network Rail continues to improve the railway in Kent.
Region's state-of-the-art rail centre opens its doors for aspiring apprentices
- Want to start building a career by getting first class training in technical and leadership skills?
- Want a job which helps 4m people get to where they need to be every day?
- Want to hear from others in this role and see the latest technology in action?
Network Rail is inviting young people and their families from across the West of England and Thames Valley area to its state-of-the-art maintenance training centre in Bristol to experience life as a railway apprentice and meet the people and high-tech kit involved in keeping Britain’s rail network running.
Impact of cable theft across the south and south west of England reduced
Passengers across the south and south west of England are benefiting from fewer delays caused by cable thieves as a result of ongoing work to tackle metal theft on the railway, new figures reveal.
Impact of cable theft across Kent and Sussex reduced
Passengers across Kent and Sussex are benefiting from fewer delays caused by cable thieves as a result of ongoing work to tackle metal theft on the railway, new figures reveal.
Bridge near Streatham Common station to reopen two months early
A bridge near Streatham Common station which has been closed since November 2012 is to reopen more than two months early.
Rail passenger and freight delay caused by cable theft halved
- Delay minutes down 54%
- Number of cable thefts affecting rail services down 67%
- Total cost to industry reached three-year low; down more than £5m
Rail passenger and freight delay caused by cable theft halved
Delay minutes down 54%
Number of cable thefts affecting rail services down 67%
Total cost to industry reached three-year low; down more than £5m
93% drop in rail delay caused by cable theft in west and north Yorkshire
Delay minutes to trains down 93% to around 70 hours
Number of cable thefts affecting rail services down 87%
Compensation cost falls by nearly £1.5m
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