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• Major safety upgrade for the region's most misused level crossing 
• Vital work will combat drivers jumping the lights and swerving the barriers
• Speed restriction imposed to stop a collision is now set to be lifted, so trains can travel at full speed again after six years
• Residents warned of two closures in November and January so the work can be completed

Network Rail has secured a budget of more than £2 billion to provide a safer and more reliable railway for passengers travelling on the south western rail network through Dorset.

Network Rail has secured a budget of more than £2 billion to provide a safer and more reliable railway for passengers travelling on the south western rail network through Hampshire.

Network Rail has secured a budget of more than £2 billion to provide a safer and more reliable railway for passengers travelling on the south western rail network through Surrey and the surrounding areas.

Rail passengers across Sussex, south London and parts of Surrey and people travelling to Gatwick Airport are being warned of disruption this Christmas as Network Rail spends £8.2m upgrading one of Britain's busiest railway junctions.

A spectacular flash mob wedding proposal at Britain’s busiest station saw travellers caught up in one of the most romantic moments in London Waterloo’s 170-year history. (Video link in Notes to Editors)

Residents across the south east are being reminded to have their say on plans for a major railway upgrade when a public consultation begins on November 5.