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Changes to Southeastern train services will remain in place for the rest of the week after Network Rail engineers uncovered extensive damage to the railway following yesterday’s freight train partial derailment in Lewisham.

Southeastern passengers are being advised to check before travelling after two wagons of a 1km-long freight train derailed at Lewisham. Train services across the network continue to be disrupted and changes to services will remain in place throughout tomorrow (Wednesday) as the recovery efforts continue.

Network Rail and the British Transport Police are warning pedestrians in Chiswick, West London, not to risk their lives at level crossings after footage emerged of pedestrians running across Grove Park level crossing as a train approached.

Network Rail and the British Transport Police (BTP) are warning pedestrians not to risk their lives at level crossings after shocking CCTV footage (available for download) emerged of two incidents of dangerous misuse at level crossings over the last month.

Network Rail is giving passengers a behind-the-scenes look at the major upgrade of London’s Waterloo station, as work to deliver the £800 million Waterloo & South West Upgrade continues.

Network Rail has begun work to build a permanent footbridge with lifts at Ham Street station, near Ashford in Kent, in order to improve access for everyone who uses the station.

A third of a tonne of clay, thought to be 54 million years old, has been un-earthed from beneath London Bridge station and turned into art inspired by the rail network and the station that is used by 54 million passengers each year.

Passengers have been thanked for their patience after a busy programme of improvement work took place across the south east over the last two weeks.