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Network Rail engineers worked around the clock over the Late May Bank Holiday to deliver vital rail upgrades across Kent, Sussex and Wessex.

• Passengers should only travel if they have to over the late May Bank Holiday
• Network Rail’s engineering works will affect some routes, so those who do need to travel urged to plan ahead

• The line between Eastleigh and Fareham and will close for improvement works between 23-29 May

• Engineers will install almost a mile of new track between Fareham and Botley
• Passengers will benefit from a more reliable railway and better performing train journeys

• Network Rail and train operators urge people not to use public transport unless absolutely necessary over the late May Bank Holiday
• Network Rail’s engineering works will affect some routes, so those who do need to travel urged to plan ahead

The railway through Hither Green, in South East London, will be closed for nine days from Saturday 25 July to Sunday 2 August, as Network Rail completes signalling upgrades through the area.

A person walking their dog on the track, and someone crossing the track with their shopping trolley are just some of the trespass incidents that have been reported to Network Rail since the COVID-19 lockdown has been in place.

• The line between Eastleigh and Fareham and will close for improvement works between 23-29 May
• Engineers will install almost a mile of new track between Fareham and Botley
• Passengers will benefit from a more reliable railway and better performing train journeys

Two incidents on level crossings in Kent within a day of each other have sparked a warning from Network Rail not to take risks around the railway.