Eastern: Anglia news
Deaf railway executive offers inspiration to regions’ children
A Network Rail community relations executive has helped to inspire young people from across Essex with hearing loss, when he gave a presentation to children at St Clere’s school in Stanford-Le-Hope this week.
Network Rail’s orange army battle with the weather to upgrade the railway in Anglia over Easter
In spite of the arrival of Storm Katie this weekend, work to upgrade the railway in Essex this Easter was completed, meaning that passengers’ journeys on the line from Norwich to London will be more reliable.
Network Rail sets out options to enable faster and more frequent journeys for the East of England
Enabling faster and more frequent services on the main lines between London Liverpool Street to Cambridge and Norwich will be a priority for Network Rail in the next decade, according to an updated study which looks at long-term plans for the railway in the east of England.
Norfolk level crossing is upgraded to improve safety and reliability
Work to replace a level crossing in Downham Market, Norfolk, completed this week as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.
Upgrades to the railway in Anglia this Easter means passengers should check before they travel
Passengers are being reminded to check before they travel this Easter as Network Rail’s orange army get set to carry out work on one of the biggest investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network at Easter.
Network Rail apprenticeship scheme helps Suffolk based rail engineer rise to the top
Ipswich-based signal maintenance engineer, Owen Flanders, is proof that an apprenticeship can get you ahead in the workplace and he has taken part in a video to encourage people to think about apprenticeships ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (14-18 March). Owen works on one of the most heavily-used freight paths in Britain, covering the mainline from London Liverpool Street to Norwich, which also sees around 32 million passenger journeys a year.
Evening spike in near misses with trains prompts new level crossing safety warning for commuters in Anglia
Commuters in Anglia are being warned to take care at level crossings on their journey home from work after new figures from Network Rail revealed that across Britain, more than half of all near misses with trains at level crossings over the last five years took place during the evening rush hour with more than a fifth of these happening in Anglia.
Railway Upgrade Plan continues over Easter to deliver better, more reliable railway for passengers in Anglia
Hundreds of thousands of passengers from Anglia are set to benefit from one of the biggest Easter investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network. Work over the holiday period will follow the weekend works that have taken place since early February to deliver a more reliable railway for those using train services in and out of London Liverpool Street, and to prepare the line for Crossrail.
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