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Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) thanked passengers and lineside neighbours today for their patience following the completion, on time, of the first stage of work to pave the way for a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers in the south west and Thames Valley.

In spite of the arrival of Storm Katie this weekend, work to upgrade the railway in Essex this Easter was completed, meaning that passengers’ journeys on the line from Norwich to London will be more reliable.

After a long weekend of heavy engineering work and stormy weather across Kent and London, the railway network is up and running again.

After a long weekend of heavy engineering work – and some dreadful weather - across Sussex and London, the railway network is up and running again.

Enabling faster and more frequent services on the main lines between London Liverpool Street to Cambridge and Norwich will be a priority for Network Rail in the next decade, according to an updated study which looks at long-term plans for the railway in the east of England.

Repairing a landslip on the railway in Sussex is likely to take between 6-8 weeks, engineers say.

Passengers across the south are reminded to check before they travel this weekend as they are set to benefit from one of the biggest investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network at Easter.

Work to replace a level crossing in Downham Market, Norfolk, completed this week as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.