• Following the successful delivery of rail upgrades at Easter, Network Rail will be at work from 1-4 May 2021, when engineers will be improving the railway to deliver real improvements for passengers and freight users.
• People should continue to follow Government guidance around the use of public transport and minimise the number of journeys they make where possible

Network Rail is urging people to follow the designated diversion route when walking between Dawlish Warren and Dawlish following several recent incidents of trespassing on the railway.

• The upgrades in south London will improve reliability on the network while major work to improve accessibility at Gatwick Airport station will make journeys easier for all passengers and support people with reduced mobility.
• People should continue to follow Government guidance around the use of public transport and minimise the number of journeys they make where possible

Network Rail has completed a £2.7million project to upgrade two railway bridges in Grantham which carry the busy East Coast Main Line.

Network Rail is advising those planning to travel by train over the May Bank Holidays to plan ahead as it prepares to carry out several refurbishment and upgrade projects across Kent and South East London to improve the railway for passengers.

Passengers travelling into London on the Great Eastern Main Line and Southend lines are urged to check before they travel next month (May) as planned upgrades will be carried out to improve reliability.

• Network Rail carrying out 620 upgrade projects worth £80m to improve railway for passengers
• People should continue to follow Government guidance around the use of public transport and minimise the number of journeys they make where possible
• Those looking to travel by train over the Early May Bank Holiday are urged to plan their journeys in advance and travel at quieter times