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No trains into London south of Potters Bar and Gordon Hill this weekend as work ramps up on the East Coast Upgrade
- Major improvement work means there are no trains to/from King’s Cross this weekend (Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January)
- Buses also replace trains between Peterborough and Hitchin this weekend
- People must follow the latest Government guidance and only travel for limited reasons
- Further changes to services ahead of partial closure at King’s Cross between March and June
Network Rail volunteers help set up mass vaccination facility in Exeter
A team of Network Rail workers have played their part in tackling COVID-19 by volunteering to help set up the new large-scale Vaccination Centre near Exeter, Devon.
Network Rail donates old laptops to help pupils learn remotely during lockdown
Network Rail has kickstarted a national laptop for schools volunteer programme which aims to donate at least 8,000 refurbished laptops to schools across Britain to support children learning at home and reduce waste. The first school to benefit was St. Willibrord's R.C. Primary School in Clayton, East Manchester, who received enough laptops for every pupil in the school to continue their learning from home during lockdown. Over 70 children took delivery of their laptop last week, with more devices due to be given to pupils in the coming days.
Helicopter surveys keep Wolverhampton and Tamworth stations' big freezes at bay
Thermal imaging cameras mounted to a Network Rail helicopter are keeping passengers and freight moving after heavy snowfall across the West Midlands.
UPDATE: Emergency rail works continue at Ingatestone to repair embankment
Emergency works to stabilise the embankment at Ingatestone on the Great Eastern Main Line is progressing well and the work is expected to be completed by Wednesday.
Cat-astrophe averted: missing moggy’s Purr-mingham New Street adventure
A cat missing since Christmas Day has been reunited with her owner after a journey through one of Britain’s busiest railway stations.
Big Push – Network Rail installs 11,000 tonne railway tunnel in UK first
An 11,000 tonne curved concrete box has been successfully pushed under the East Coast Main Line near Peterborough, in a first for UK engineering.
£4m Step-Free access work starting at St Mary Cray Station
Passengers, especially those with mobility issues, using St Mary Cray station in Kent will soon benefit from a £4m scheme to make access easier and more convenient.
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