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Network Rail has secured a budget of more than £2 billion to provide a safe and high performing railway for passengers in Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and East London.

Small Talk Saves Lives campaign urges public to look out for those at risk.

Small Talk Saves Lives campaign urges public to look out for those at risk.

Small Talk Saves Lives campaign urges public to look out for those at risk.

Network Rail is advising passengers planning to use the East Coast Main Line this weekend to check before they travel as work takes places on the line between Peterborough and Retford. 

Network Rail is urging passengers planning on travelling on the Midland Main Line, which runs from London St Pancras to major cities in Bedfordshire, the East Midlands and Yorkshire, to check before they travel this Christmas and New Year as Network Rail delivers huge upgrades to the railway.

As part of the £170m Lee Valley Rail Programme, Network Rail has opened a new footbridge over the West Anglia Main Line in Haringey, providing an upgraded link between the Lee Valley Park to the east and White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park to the west. Pedestrians looking to cross the railway at Northumberland Park station are now able to do so by using step-free ramps in addition to stairs improving accessibility for all. 

Passengers in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and East London are advised to check before they travel this Christmas and in early 2019 as major railway upgrades are planned.