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Passengers using Petts Wood station are being advised that repairs to the station footbridge beginning in August means that the way they move around the station will change.

• Public urged to stay safe as accidental deaths on rail network rise by 26% compared to last year
• 27 near misses occurred at level crossings across the railway in the south east of England
• New hard-hitting safety films feature first responders sharing the devastating physical and emotional impacts of railway accidents
• South Eastern Railway and British Transport Police campaign targets unsafe behaviour around tracks and level crossings as the summer holidays approach

• Southeastern train turned into moving classroom to encourage more girls to consider a career in railway engineering  

• Students from Mulberry School for Girls met with female engineers and Purpose Coalition Chair and former Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening  

• Event celebrates Women in Engineering Day and the birthday of pioneering engineer Verena Holmes 

• Southeastern and Network Rail unite to operate under a single, more efficient leadership team known as South Eastern Railway 
• Under public ownership Southeastern are delivering some of the lowest cancellation rates nationally and have forecast a £50m reduction in taxpayer subsidy
• South Eastern Railway marks a significant milestone towards Great British Railways and creating clear accountability for performance, delivering better public transport 

Bookings have opened for visits to a unique exhibition train, part of a national celebration of the 200^th anniversary of the modern railway called Railway 200. 

Passengers in south London and Sussex are being asked to check before they travel this weekend as Network Rail carries out work to upgrade and improve the railway at various locations.

• 38 new toilets almost double the number of toilets at the station to meet the growing needs of customers.

• Nearly half of people from the South East (47%) admit they’ve made a mistake, such as missing their train or locking themselves out of the house, while being distracted by their phone.
• Young people are among the most distracted with 87% of Gen Z and 70% of Millennials admitting to mistakes, compared to just 22% of Boomers.
• Over the past four years there have been 1,574 reported near miss incidents across the railway network involving pedestrians at level crossings.
• “The consequences of a split-second decision can be life-altering,” says Lucy Ruck who lost her leg in a level crossing incident.