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Network Rail engineers in the South East are preparing to work in South East London and North Kent to replace a bridge near Dartford, repair earthworks between Hastings and Tonbridge, and improve the track near Hither Green and Petts Wood.

Snodland station has received a £500,000 facelift with a revamped footbridge and tactile paving on platforms to keep visually-impaired passengers safe.

Two near misses on level crossings in Kent have moved rail bosses to warn people enjoying the warmer weather to respect red lights and lockdown.

Network Rail complete longer platforms and new footbridge ahead of The 149th Open

Rail users in the south east will be able to travel more reliably as a three month project to upgrade the track and points at Slade Green junction have been completed.

New data has revealed there was a shocking 38% increase in youth trespass incidents in South East London and Kent after the region emerged from the first national lockdown.

• Shocking stats reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents on the railway in the South East
• Network Rail and British Transport Police urge parents and carers to discuss rail safety with their children before British Summer Time starts
• New safety film – Parallel Lines- will be broadcast into schools on 18 March by Network Rail’s education partner LearnLive

• 72% of 18-24 year olds in the South East say their mental health has been negatively impacted by the pandemic
• Almost half (47%) of all adults in the South East region are struggling with their mental health
• Network Rail launches new ‘There is Always Hope’ campaign with national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma

Network Rail engineers in Kent and East Sussex are preparing for a bank holiday weekend of major engineering on the Hastings to Tonbridge line, to continue in their fight to protect the railway from landslips.