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Tuesday 31 Aug 2021

Bank Holiday rail works keeps reliability on track in Anglia

Region & Route:

Eastern: Anglia

Network Rail has completed a package of rail works in the Southend and Cambridge areas to improve journeys for Anglia’s rail passengers.

Works were successfully completed over the Bank Holiday period which included:

• Over half a mile of re-railing at Grays between London and Shoeburyness to improve reliability
• Works on the Barking riverside project between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness
• Works at Soham in Cambridgeshire to connect the new station’s signals to the wider signalling control network
• Track works and maintenance works were also completed across the network and were carried out overnight to minimise disruption.

Ellie Burrows, Network Rail’s route director for Anglia, said: “We've completed crucial track works and maintenance to keep services running safety and to improve reliability across the network. We planned this work to minimise disruption and the vast majority of our passengers were able to enjoy travelling by train this bank holiday.”