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New signals will be switched on in South West London, this Easter introducing modern, more reliable equipment to improve rail journeys for passengers.

New data has revealed there was a shocking 40% increase in youth trespass incidents in South East London, Surrey and Sussex after the region emerged from the first national lockdown.

Network Rail will replace a historic railway bridge in Reading this weekend (20 March) to allow trains to run at full speed again.

Network Rail complete longer platforms and new footbridge ahead of The 149th Open

Network Rail has completed almost week of engineering work on the line from Staines to Windsor and Eton Riverside to improve services and boost the reliability of the railway for decades to come.

Network Rail has awarded a 25-year contract to Cellnex UK to provide continuous connectivity on the 51-mile stretch from London Bridge and Victoria stations, via Clapham Junction and East Croydon, all the way to Brighton.

New data has revealed there was a shocking 48% increase in youth trespass incidents on Network Rail routes from London Waterloo after the region emerged from the first national lockdown.

• Shocking stats¹ reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents on railways in Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset
• Network Rail and British Transport Police urge parents 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

Rail users in the south east will be able to travel more reliably as a three month project to upgrade the track and points at Slade Green junction have been completed.