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The first new overhead wires were installed on the Southend Victoria branch line this weekend, as part of a £46m programme, meaning fewer delays and improved reliability for passengers travelling to and from London.

A new, state of the art signalling system is to be installed on train lines in the Norwich, Yarmouth and Lowestoft areas as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Network Rail will carry out improvement work to a railway bridge in Vernatts Drain, Spalding as part of the Railway Upgrade Plan.

Network Rail has vacancies available in Yorkshire for their Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme as they double the number of places on the programme nationwide.

Important upgrades for the Crossrail programme and work to install new overhead wires on the line between Norwich and London will take place at weekends from October to December, with a ten-day closure at Christmas.

Network Rail is inviting residents to find out more about a major improvement project to the railway in Derby, which will see the area resignalled.

Network Rail is looking for six new apprentices in Romford and Shenfield for its award-winning engineering apprenticeship scheme to start in March next year.

Network Rail is looking for four new apprentices in North London and Hertfordshire for its award-winning engineering apprenticeship scheme to start in March next year.