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Track replacement on the East Suffolk Line was completed this weekend to deliver punctuality improvements for passengers, following a nine-day closure of the line.

To improve rail journeys for passengers, Network Rail has replaced track, sleepers and ballast on the branch line between Alresford and Great Bentley, and installed overhead line structures and foundations as part of major upgrade works to the signalling system in the Clacton-on-Sea area.

Sustainably sourced seats have been installed by Network Rail at Liverpool Street, almost doubling the seating capacity at the station.

Network Rail is inviting the public to have their say on the next stage of development for the new Cambridge South station during the second round of public consultation, now open.

Works to replace a bridge at Eccles Heath, which was damaged in a road traffic incident in 2017, are set to start at the end of this month.

Network Rail are continuing to replace wheel timbers in most urgent need of replacement across four bridges in the vicinity of Manea, between Ely and Peterborough.

Worn out track is planned to be renewed during a nine-day closure of the East Suffolk line to improve reliability and provide passengers with an improved journey experience.

A programme of vital upgrades is planned in the run-up to Christmas to make rail services between Norwich and London more reliable.