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A new safety campaign on rural lines in Norfolk and North Suffolk will offer children the opportunity to see their own artwork displayed at railway stations from December as the Bittern Line and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnerships have teamed up with Network Rail to promote safe use of level crossings.

Network Rail has replaced track at Somerleyton to improve reliability of services between Norwich and Lowestoft.

Great Northern and Network Rail today (Friday 11 December) gave passengers on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn a taste of the new twice-longer eight-carriage service that will boost space and seats on trains from Sunday (13 December).

A major package of rail improvements is set to be carried out over the Christmas period to improve punctuality of services and reduce the number of delays on rail services across the region.

Rays of purple light will beam from London Liverpool Street station today (Thursday 3 December) as the rail industry joins the global #PurpleLightUp movement and celebrates the contribution of disabled people around the world.

Track upgrades and bridge strengthening work has been completed on the London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking line to keep services running smoothly and reliably for passengers.

Network Rail will replace track at Somerleyton over two weekends starting at the end of this month (November) to improve reliability of services between Norwich and Lowestoft.