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Small talk is helping to prevent suicide in East Anglia
Small Talk Saves Lives campaign urges public to look out for those at risk.
New step-free footbridge opens in Tottenham making access to services and the Lee Valley easier
As part of the £170m Lee Valley Rail Programme, Network Rail has opened a new footbridge over the West Anglia Main Line in Haringey, providing an upgraded link between the Lee Valley Park to the east and White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park to the west. Pedestrians looking to cross the railway at Northumberland Park station are now able to do so by using step-free ramps in addition to stairs improving accessibility for all.
Rail passengers urged to check before they travel this Christmas and New Year as major upgrades are planned
Passengers in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and East London are advised to check before they travel this Christmas and in early 2019 as major railway upgrades are planned.
Extra track ready to be installed on the Felixstowe branch line as part of major upgrade
Network Rail engineers have installed 2,300 sleepers along with ballast, the stones that form the track bed, ready for the start of the installation of track in the coming months.
Reedham junction and re-signalling works completed as part of Network Rail’s wider Railway Upgrade Plan
The £68m modernisation of the Norwich Yarmouth Lowestoft railways took a major step forward last week (19 – 29 October) towards the switch-over from a Victorian era signalling system as the third phase of re-signalling works were completed following a nine-day suspension of rail services.
Transformation of Wherry lines continues with autumn works at Reedham junction
Network Rail is preparing to deliver the next phase of works to upgrade the signaling systems and track as part of the £68m Norwich, Yarmouth, Lowestoft (NYL) re-signalling project this weekend. Engineers will continue to upgrade some of the oldest signals in the country, improving safety and journeys for passengers travelling on the Wherry lines.
Motorists urged to size up their vehicles as Cambridgeshire railway bridge is hit for 15th time
Network Rail is urging drivers in Cambridgeshire to "wise up and size up" their vehicle and plan their route before they head out on their journey after a transit van was the 15th vehicle to hit a railway bridge in Stonea, near March, this year.
Major rail upgrades completed at Witham to make Norwich to London main line services more reliable
Major upgrades have been carried out at Witham, Essex to make the Norwich to London main line more reliable and resilient, meaning fewer delays for passengers.
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