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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.

Network Rail is upgrading Canterbury East station with new lifts and a new footbridge, providing step free access at Canterbury East for the first time. Tactiles will also be installed along both platforms to improve use for passengers with visual impairment.

Rail passengers in South East London and Kent are advised to plan ahead for their Christmas and New Year journeys as work to upgrade the railway through Lewisham continues.

Network Rail has issued a warning to level-crossing users after a High Speed train almost hit a cyclist near Canterbury.

Work has got underway on a £7.5m project to relieve station crowding and support more reliable train services at Denmark Hill.

Wet and windy autumns are keeping Network Rail’s Southern Region’s leaf-busting team busy keeping passengers safe and on-time as thousands of leaves fall on tracks across Kent and South East London.