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With only four weeks to go until cross-London Thameslink services stop calling at London Bridge railway station for three years, passengers are being urged to plan their alternative routes.

With only four weeks to go until a 16-day part-closure of London Bridge railway station and the start of long-term service changes, passengers are being urged to plan their alternative routes.

Network Rail is increasing its investment in the talent of the future by raising the number of places available on its graduate and work placement schemes by more than 40%.

Plans to make sure the railway from London Waterloo to the south and south west of England can continue to accommodate the huge growth in passenger journeys have been published by the Network Rail-South West Trains Alliance – and members of the public are being encouraged to have their say as part of a 90-day consultation period.

The Network Rail-South West Trains Alliance has announced a £7m upgrade to the railway through Wimbledon, improving reliability and punctuality for hundreds of thousands of passengers each day on one of the busiest parts of Britain’s rail network.

A previously unemployed man from Southwark has become the 500^th graduate of the London Bridge Skills Academy. The project based centre of learning is helping engineers deliver the massive £6.5bn Thameslink rail improvement programme – including the complete redevelopment of London Bridge station – while preparing them for the projects of tomorrow.

Aerial footage showing the huge amount of work taking place to improve journeys on one of Europe’s busiest rail routes has been captured by helicopter.

Manor Green College in Crawley has undergone a DIY S.O.S-style transformation thanks to three companies working on the Thameslink rail improvement programme