Southern: Kent news
Lockdown lift and start of spring sparks youth rail safety warning across South East London and Kent
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
‘There is always hope’ campaign launched by Network Rail as research shows huge rise in mental health issues across the South East as a result of the pandemic
- 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 continue their battle for Hastings with three days of work to tackle vulnerable earthworks over Easter
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.
E is for Easter, eggs and engineering, as Network Rail gears up for improvement work in South East London and north Kent
Network Rail engineers in the South East are about to unwrap a bank holiday weekend of major engineering in South East London and North Kent, with a major bridge replacement lined up, along with track work, earthwork and more.
Maidstone East station gets a new look
Maidstone East's station upgrade is taking shape with the completion of its new station entrance this week.
Dover Priory footbridge and canopy upgrade thanks to £3.5m investment from Network Rail
Refurbishment and repair work at Dover Priory station will increase the life span of the footbridge while providing an upgraded canopy roof on the platforms to keep passengers dry in the rain.
Tonbridge to Robertsbridge railway reopens after landslip repairs completed
Network Rail has thanked passengers for their patience after completing work to repair a landslip at High Brooms and preventative work at several other vulnerable sites which caused the closure of the railway between Tonbridge in Kent and Robertsbridge in East Sussex.
Hastings line to be closed from Robertsbridge through to Tonbridge from Monday as Network Rail engineers tackle earthwork repairs
Network Rail engineers are accelerating work to rebuild a cutting at the entrance to a tunnel on the London to Hastings line to reduce the risk of landslips at the site.
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