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Children at a school in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, took part in a presentation and quiz about railway safety yesterday (Tuesday 13 September) as part of an afternoon assembly.

Pictures drawn by children at a primary school in Walthamstow add a splash of colour to hoardings around the railway station at Walthamstow Queens Road, where work is taking place to electrify the railway.

Rail passengers travelling between Kettering and Corby are being reminded that the next phase of work starts on Saturday to upgrade the railway between the two stations.

Four public events will take place as Network Rail begins consultation on the next phase of the Railway Upgrade Plan in Cambridgeshire.

People across Essex, Havering, Southend and Thurrock are being invited to a second round of consultation events next month to see Network Rail’s updated proposals to close or change the use of 61 level crossings across the region by altering the public Rights of Way network.

• Customers are being reminded that a full closure of the railway line between Gospel Oak and Barking will commence in late September following first phase of work
• Network Rail and Transport for London will be holding drop-in sessions at stations to answer questions
• From early 2018 passengers will benefit from four car trains that will provide double the space, reduce congestion and improve journeys

Photos have captured the moment a new railway bridge was rolled into place in Norwich, using similar self-propelled modular transporter machines that transport NASA rockets.

Network Rail has thanked passengers for their patience after engineers successfully completed bank holiday weekend engineering projects on time.