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Network Rail is appealing to drivers of heavy goods vehicles to take more care around low bridges. Thurlow Park Road in Tulse Hill, London was the most hit bridge in the last year with 14 strikes, causing unnecessary delays and safety risks for rail passengers, motorists and locals.

Bridges in Kent are being hit by high vehicles more than twice a week so Network Rail are reminding drivers to know the height of their vehicle before they set off or face tough penalties.

Network Rail has completed improvements to 14 car parks across the South as part of a joint commitment with South West Railway (SWR) to improve facilities for passengers.

Engineers will be visiting the seaside this month - but not for a holiday. Old rails, sleepers and even the trackbed the railway sits on will be dug up and replaced through the Kent seaside town of Whitstable over the next two weekends.

Bridges in SW London, Wiltshire and Somerset are being hit by high vehicles almost four times a week as Network Rail reminds drivers to know the height of their vehicle before they set off or face tougher penalties.

• Single 12m² display uses full colour high definition LED technology making it the largest and most flexible display installed at any Network Rail managed station.
• High-definition displays can run animations, inter-modal transport information and other graphics to convey information more clearly to passengers.

This weekend marks the start of a series of improvements to the railway in and around Bournemouth and Hants for better journeys for passengers.

This weekend kickstarts a series of improvements during November to provide better journeys for Hampshire rail passengers.