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Network Rail has completed the installation of a new drainage pipeline under railway line in Malton that will play a crucial part in the area’s emergency flood plan.

Work on the next phase of a £46m programme that will transform travel on the Southend Victoria branch line will take place on weeknights from January to May in the New Year as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

The quick actions of a Greater Anglia railway worker prevented a distressed man from taking his life at a level crossing in Hythe in July last year and now he is supporting a new campaign that encourages others to look out for fellow passengers.

Network Rail is inviting residents in Bedford to find out more about work to upgrade the railway on the Midland Main Line.

Network Rail reached a significant milestone in work to upgrade the line between London and Corby as overhead line masts for electrification were installed on the route for the first time in over 40 years.

Video footage has captured the removal of an old railway bridge as part of Network Rail’s £170m Lee Valley Rail programme to build a new track between Stratford and Angel Road stations. Due to be completed in 2019, the project will enable two extra trains per hour and help to boost regeneration in the boroughs of Haringey and Enfield.  

The Southend Victoria line reopens tonight, (Friday 3 November) over a month ahead of schedule, following completion of the first phase of work to upgrade the overhead wiring system as part of a £46m programme to reduce delays and improve reliability on this part of the railway.

As the industry launches its plan to Partner for Britain’s Prosperity, Network Rail has awarded contracts to two Alliances ahead of future rail enhancements on the Transpennine Route between York and Manchester.