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Network Rail is reminding passengers that while the majority of the railway network is open, there will be some line closures over the bank holiday between Saturday 27 and Monday 29 August.

Network Rail engineers will be packing their tools instead of barbecues for a long weekend of major engineering work in South London, Kent and East Sussex this August Bank Holiday. 

• Passengers asked to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary as only a fifth of trains are running and many lines will be closed completely, causing severe disruption 
• On strike days, trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, running only between 7.30am and 6.30pm, and trains will start later on days following strike action 
• On 19 August, as well as a later start on National Rail services, there will be industrial action on London Underground  and on some London bus routes on 19 and 20 August

This September, Network Rail engineers will be working around the clock to replace around one mile of old 1950s-style track between Maiden Newton and Chetnole in Cattistock on the Heart of Wessex line. 

Both Parsonage Road and Littlehaven level crossings will be closed to improve reliability of the railway for passengers and make level crossings safer for motorists and people travelling by foot. 

Network Rail has said sorry to Brentford fans ahead of four days of engineering work that clash with the club’s match against Manchester United.

Network Rail colleagues were proud to play a part in the 50th anniversary celebrations of Pride in Brighton on Saturday, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.

Network Rail is inviting communities along the Waterside area, on the edge of Southampton Water and the New Forest, to find out more about proposals to run passenger services on the freight-only railway for the first time since 1966.