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Shortlands station accessibility scheme completed
A scheme to improve the accessibility of Shortlands station in south east London has now been completed with the opening of three new lifts.
History as final steam train signalled by Farncombe, Petersfield and Haslemere signal boxes
Today (Saturday 26 April) marked a moment of railway history as the final steam train was signalled through the railway by three signal boxes between Farncombe and Petersfield.
Railway 200: Bookings now open for unique touring exhibition train coming to Sussex this July
- Bicentenary train, Inspiration, will visit the Bluebell Railway 23-29 July in Sussex as one of 60 locations across Britain over 12 months, promoting rail innovation and careers.
- Inspiration will also visit Waterloo station (18-19 July) and Margate station (20-21 July) across Network Rail’s Southern region.
- More than 200,000 visitors expected. Tickets now available to book for visits from 27 June to 1 October.
Railway 200: Bookings now open for unique touring exhibition train coming to London Waterloo this July
- Bicentenary train, Inspiration, will visit London Waterloo station 18-19 July as one of 60 locations across Britain over 12 months, promoting rail innovation and careers.
- Inspiration will also visit Margate station (20-21 July) and the Bluebell Railway (23-29 July) across Network Rail’s Southern region.
- More than 200,000 visitors expected. Tickets now available to book for visits from 27 June to 1 October.
Railway 200: Bookings now open for unique touring exhibition train coming to Kent this July
- Bicentenary train, Inspiration, will visit Margate station from 20-21 July as one of 60 locations across Britain over 12 months, promoting rail innovation and careers.
- Inspiration will also visit London Waterloo station (18-19 July) and the Bluebell Railway (23-29 July) across Network Rail’s Southern region.
- More than 200,000 visitors expected. Tickets now available to book for visits from 27 June to 1 October.
ONE MONTH TO GO: Passengers asked to plan ahead as further 10-week closure of Blackheath rail tunnel means train journeys will change
Repair work to the Blackheath railway tunnel being undertaken by Network Rail means that train services will be diverted via Greenwich.
A lick of paint goes a long way: Network Rail Southern region prepares the railway for hot weather
- Approximately 1,500 litres of white paint - the equivalent of 30,000 square metres - will be applied to sections of the rail network to help keep passengers moving in very hot weather.
- Last year across the South of England, buckled rails due to hot weather caused 64 days (92,015 minutes) of delays for passengers.
- Two locations in Network Rail’s Southern region ranked in the top three nationally for heat-related incidents that affected the greatest number of trains.
DELIVERED: Network Rail completes programme of engineering work across south London, East Kent and East Sussex over Easter
Network Rail has completed a major programme of railway engineering work across south London, Kent and Sussex over the long weekend.
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