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Planned road closures in Shrewsbury as Network Rail ‘pigeon proof’ local bridges
Network Rail is ‘pigeon proofing’ a number of bridges in Shrewsbury as part of a seven-week plan to help improve the town centre.
VIDEO - Lockdown lift and start of spring sparks youth rail safety warning across SW London, Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset
New data has revealed there was a shocking 48% increase in youth trespass incidents on Network Rail routes from London Waterloo after the region emerged from the first national lockdown.
- Shocking stats1 reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents on railways in Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset
- Network Rail and British Transport Police urge parents to discuss rail safety with their children before British Summer Time starts
- New safety film – Parallel Lines- will be broadcast into schools on 18 March by Network Rail’s education partner LearnLive
Major section of Chiltern main line secured from landslips
Earth beside the Chiltern main line in Warwickshire has been secured from landslips to provide more reliable journeys for passengers.
Essential engineering work completed at Slade Green, near Dartford
Rail users in the south east will be able to travel more reliably as a three month project to upgrade the track and points at Slade Green junction have been completed.
Lockdown lift and start of spring sparks youth rail safety warning across South East London and Kent
New data has revealed there was a shocking 38% increase in youth trespass incidents in South East London and Kent after the region emerged from the first national lockdown.
- Shocking stats reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents on the railway in the South East
- Network Rail and British Transport Police urge parents and carers to discuss rail safety with their children before British Summer Time starts
- New safety film – Parallel Lines- will be broadcast into schools on 18 March by Network Rail’s education partner LearnLive
Looming lockdown lift sparks youth rail safety warning across Anglia
New data reveals shocking 38% increase in youth trespass incidents in the Anglia region after public emerged from first national lockdown.
Looming lockdown lift sparks youth rail safety warning
New data reveals shocking 40% increase in youth trespass incidents after public emerged from first national lockdown
- Shocking stats1 reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents across the rail network
- TV personality Nadia Sawalha joins Network Rail and British Transport Police in urging parents to discuss rail safety with their children before British Summer Time starts
- New safety film - Parallel Lines - launched and will be broadcast into schools on 18 March by Network Rail’s education partner LearnLive
Train cab video shows first run on new Stourbridge Shuttle tracks
Passenger journeys on the country’s shortest branch line are now much smoother after a track upgrade between Stourbridge Town and Stourbridge Junction.
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