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Wednesday 24 Mar 2004

BANK HOLIDAY ENGINEERING WORK - THE REBUILDING OF THE RAILWAY GOES ON -

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As part of the continued drive to deliver a safe and reliable railway, Network Rail will be carrying out essential engineering work at various sites across East Anglia over the bank holiday weekend.Work to renew the track on the Great Eastern main line will continue in the Colchester area.  On Sunday 30 and Monday 31 May engineers will be working around the clock to renew around 1,000 yards of rail, ballast and sleepers.  ‘one’ Anglia train services will run between Norwich and Colchester.  A replacement coach service will be available at Ipswich for passengers bound for London.  Buses will replace trains between Witham and Colchester for ‘one’ Great Eastern services.  The Braintree line will be unaffected. Track replacement work will also continue on the North London Line between Gunnersbury and Camden Road.  Work will start on Saturday and continue throughout the weekend.  Normal services will be reinstated for Tuesday mornings’ peak.  Alternative travel arrangements will be in place.  Silverlink passengers are advised to consult the website;  www.silverlink-trains.com or contact National Rail Enquiries; 08457 48 49 50 before they travel. Bridge and track work will also take place at Royston from Saturday through to Monday.  WAGN’s Cambridge-bound trains from Kings Cross will run until Royston, where a bus continue the journey to Cambridge. - more - Bank Holiday – 2 Jon Wiseman Network Rail Regional Director said:  “Work to replace track and other railway assets is continuing apace.  Every weekend engineering activities take place on the railway and this work is always stepped up at bank holidays to avoid disruption on busy commuter days. Bank holidays give us a good opportunity to carry out extended work and jobs that take more than a weekend.  Network Rail thanks passengers for their patience during engineering work and assures them that they are being repaid with a safe and reliable railway network.” Work to renew the track on the Great Eastern main line will continue in the Colchester area.  On Sunday 30 and Monday 31 May engineers will be working around the clock to renew around 1,000 yards of rail, ballast and sleepers.  ‘one’ Anglia train services will run between Norwich and Colchester.  A replacement coach service will be available at Ipswich for passengers bound for London.  Buses will replace trains between Witham and Colchester for ‘one’ Great Eastern services.  The Braintree line will be unaffected. Track replacement work will also continue on the North London Line between Gunnersbury and Camden Road.  Work will start on Saturday and continue throughout the weekend.  Normal services will be reinstated for Tuesday mornings’ peak.  Alternative travel arrangements will be in place.  Silverlink passengers are advised to consult the website;  www.silverlink-trains.com or contact National Rail Enquiries; 08457 48 49 50 before they travel. Bridge and track work will also take place at Royston from Saturday through to Monday.  WAGN’s Cambridge-bound trains from Kings Cross will run until Royston, where a bus continue the journey to Cambridge. - more - Bank Holiday – 2 Jon Wiseman Network Rail Regional Director said:  “Work to replace track and other railway assets is continuing apace.  Every weekend engineering activities take place on the railway and this work is always stepped up at bank holidays to avoid disruption on busy commuter days. Bank holidays give us a good opportunity to carry out extended work and jobs that take more than a weekend.  Network Rail thanks passengers for their patience during engineering work and assures them that they are being repaid with a safe and reliable railway network.” Work to renew the track on the Great Eastern main line will continue in the Colchester area.  On Sunday 30 and Monday 31 May engineers will be working around the clock to renew around 1,000 yards of rail, ballast and sleepers.  ‘one’ Anglia train services will run between Norwich and Colchester.  A replacement coach service will be available at Ipswich for passengers bound for London.  Buses will replace trains between Witham and Colchester for ‘one’ Great Eastern services.  The Braintree line will be unaffected. Track replacement work will also continue on the North London Line between Gunnersbury and Camden Road.  Work will start on Saturday and continue throughout the weekend.  Normal services will be reinstated for Tuesday mornings’ peak.  Alternative travel arrangements will be in place.  Silverlink passengers are advised to consult the website;  www.silverlink-trains.com or contact National Rail Enquiries; 08457 48 49 50 before they travel. Bridge and track work will also take place at Royston from Saturday through to Monday.  WAGN’s Cambridge-bound trains from Kings Cross will run until Royston, where a bus continue the journey to Cambridge. - more - Bank Holiday – 2 Jon Wiseman Network Rail Regional Director said:  “Work to replace track and other railway assets is continuing apace.  Every weekend engineering activities take place on the railway and this work is always stepped up at bank holidays to avoid disruption on busy commuter days. Bank holidays give us a good opportunity to carry out extended work and jobs that take more than a weekend.  Network Rail thanks passengers for their patience during engineering work and assures them that they are being repaid with a safe and reliable railway network.”