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New campaign encourages public to intervene to help prevent railway suicides in the South East.

• Work will take place from 24 December to 1 January, with significant alteration to services
• Buses will replace trains between Southampton Central and Southampton Airport Parkway; and Southampton Central and Fareham
• Journeys on the line between London, Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth affected
• Passengers advised to plan their journey ahead and travel before Christmas Eve

Imagine driving a train with more than 1,000 passengers on board, all relying on you to carry them safely home to their families. You need to know that the train will stop where you want it to, when you want it to, whatever the weather.

Drivers of lorries and buses who take a chance driving under railway bridges without knowing the height of their vehicles are being targeted by a new campaign after figures revealed the true cost of ‘bridge bashes’ in the south east.

• Striking new station building and concourse, delivered by Network Rail as part of the Crossrail project, has opened to Southeastern passengers

Motorists and train passengers in south west London are being advised to allow more time for their journeys and to check before travelling as Network Rail continues work on a major railway signalling upgrade in Sutton and Mitcham areas this weekend.

Network Rail is reminding road users to pay attention to red lights at level crossings after a mobile CCTV van spotted a cyclist getting caught behind the barriers in West Sussex.

Passengers at one of Britain’s busiest railway stations will get a very different soundtrack to their commute on Thursday as one of Britain’s leading classical pianists plays at London Bridge.