Southern: Kent news
Essential repairs to Blackheath tunnel to take place over 10 weeks this summer
From, Saturday 1 June to Sunday 10 August inclusive, the Blackheath tunnel between Blackheath and Charlton will close as Network Rail begins £10m of essential repairs to the 175-year-old Victorian-era structure. Southeastern trains which normally run through the tunnel will be diverted via other routes during the closure.
People in Sheppey and north-east Kent are advised to plan ahead for Kingsferry Bridge closures this summer
People are being warned to plan ahead as the iconic Kingsferry Bridge is set to close for two weekends and two 8-day periods this summer for emergency repairs.
Railway between Rainham and Sittingbourne reopened as Network Rail completes landslip repairs
Work to repair a landslip at Newington in Kent has been completed by Network Rail
Kent: Emergency work to repair a landslip at Newington will mean buses replace trains between Gillingham and Sittingbourne until Monday 4 March
The railway line between Rainham and Sittingbourne will remain closed for at least the next seven days to allow Network Rail engineers to stabilise a landslip next to the railway at Newington.
Network Rail’s Southern region joins Samaritans to remind public small talk is no small thing
- Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as half the nation admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.
- Nearly half of British adults in the Southern region avoid engaging with someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.
- 24% are worried they would say the wrong thing when engaging with someone.
- 92% of people say they don’t have a go-to question to start small talk.
- 82% have used small talk in their personal lives over the past month.
Shortlands station in South London will soon benefit from three lifts and a new footbridge which will make the station fully accessible
Rail users in Bromley, South London will soon benefit from step-free access at Shortlands station as Network Rail announces accessibility upgrades starting this January.
Passengers in South London, Kent and Sussex, thanked for patience after several engineering projects to improve reliability completed over festive period
Network Rail engineers successfully complete planned engineering upgrades across Kent and Sussex.
Passengers in South London, Kent and Sussex, reminded to plan ahead and check before travelling over the festive period due to planned engineering work
Network Rail’s annual planned engineering upgrades will result in changes to a number of services between Christmas and New Year with passengers urged to check before travelling.
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