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Bridges in Kent are being hit by high vehicles more than twice a week so Network Rail are reminding drivers to know the height of their vehicle before they set off or face tough penalties.

Engineers will be visiting the seaside this month - but not for a holiday. Old rails, sleepers and even the trackbed the railway sits on will be dug up and replaced through the Kent seaside town of Whitstable over the next two weekends.

• 13,000 railway workers took part in Rail Wellbeing Live this week – the biggest annual event in rail industry
• Content is available to watch on-demand up until midnight on Friday 20 November
• Following its success, the organisers have confirmed it will be an annual virtual event

• Single 12m² display uses full colour high definition LED technology making it the largest and most flexible display installed at any Network Rail managed station.
• High-definition displays can run animations, inter-modal transport information and other graphics to convey information more clearly to passengers.

The railway’s first contactless donation points at London Bridge and Charing Cross station have raised nearly £5,000 to help tackle the rise of homelessness in London. Network Rail and TAP London installed the donation points last year which has seen around 1,500 people donate.

• Rail Wellbeing Live on 4^th & 5^th November is set to improve mental and physical health across the industry
• 600+ organisations involved so far
• More than 140 speakers and 80 pick ‘n’ mix sessions across the two-day virtual event.

Railway neighbours in Whitstable, Kent, will have seen and heard the sounds of hard work the past few weeks as Network Rail and its contractors continue a project to clear vegetation from tracks through the town.