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Passengers asked to plan ahead for major changes at Waterloo during August 2017
Network Rail and South West Trains are today launching a campaign asking passengers to plan ahead for major changes taking place at London’s Waterloo station between 5-28 August 2017, as they continue to deliver an £800 million upgrade to the station and the railway, and the biggest investment in the London station for 80 years.
South coast residents putting lives at risk by using phones on transport network
New figures from Network Rail¹ reveal that 1 in 5 survey respondents in Southampton, and over a quarter in Bournemouth, report a near miss or accident when using their mobile phone around the transport network.
Report shows young adults in Brighton putting their lives at risk by using mobile phones while crossing the railway
New figures from Network Rail¹ reveal that 17 per cent of people from Brighton report a near miss or accident when using their mobile phone around the transport network.
Report shows young adults in Maidstone putting their lives at risk by using mobile phones while crossing the railway
New figures from Network Rail¹ reveal that 17 per cent of people from Maidstone in Kent report a near miss or accident when using their mobile phone around the transport network.
Time-lapse footage shows work to replace overhead wire to reduce delays for rail passengers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex
Time-lapse footage captured by Network Rail over the weekend (24-25 September) shows engineers taking down over 1km of overhead wire on the railway at Gidea Park, so it can be replaced with new wire that will reduce delays for passengers as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.
Passengers in Hampshire to benefit from better, more reliable railway
Passengers in Hampshire will soon benefit from a better and more reliable railway as Network Rail prepares to carry out a major track renewal project at Fareham.
Surrey passengers get better station following early completion of £4 million upgrade
Passengers at Godalming, Surrey, will benefit from a better, more accessible station after Network Rail officially unveiled a £4m upgrade, which was completed four weeks earlier than planned, alongside representatives from the Department for Transport; the council; a local access campaigner; Jeremy Hunt, MP for South West Surrey; and South West Trains.
Gospel Oak to Barking line closes this weekend as work starts to prepare for longer electric trains
From this Saturday (24 September) there will be no service between Gospel Oak and Barking (seven days a week) until February 2017 while work takes place to electrify the route ready for new trains that will carry twice as many passengers.
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