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The number of people running the risk at two level crossings in Suffolk has more than halved following the installation of safety cameras.

The number of people running the risk at Wharf Road level crossing in Broxbourne has reduced by over 90 per cent following the installation of safety cameras.

Ford End Road bridge in Bedford will be closed overnight to allow Network Rail to resurface a section of road after carrying out investigation work into the structure.

Network Rail will begin work on a project in Newark which will see around 1km of track removed and replaced with new, modern rails.

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.