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Network Rail has awarded a £22 million contract to Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, to bring more light into London Liverpool Street by renewing the roof panels as well as improving the drainage system of station’s Victorian trainshed.

Engineers will be renewing a 2200 metre section of the East Suffolk line for three weekends from end of November to improve reliability and giving a smoother ride for passengers.

Network Rail Property launches consultation on new plans to transform Britain’s busiest station.

Greater Anglia passengers are being encouraged to check their journey plans before travelling on the Sunshine Coast line between Colchester, Clacton-on-Sea, and Walton-on-the-Naze over two consecutive weekends in November.

Passengers on Trenitalia c2c are being encouraged to check before they travel as essential works are planned by Network Rail over a number of weekends in November and December.

An outline masterplan to regenerate over 30 acres of brownfield land at Bow Goods Yard, East London, into a rail freight campus and last mile logistics hub has been unanimously approved by the London Legacy Development Corporation.

Passengers across East Anglia are being encouraged to check before travelling this Christmas as engineering work will be taking place, affecting some rail services over the festive period.

Network Rail has completed track works on a Grade II listed bridge over the River Thames between Kew Gardens and Gunnersbury stations.