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The overhaul of Gatwick Airport station has marked another major milestone as over the weekend (Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 February) the final three of eight new escalators were lifted into place at the station.

The Portsmouth Direct line will shut for nine consecutive days between Guildford and Petersfield this weekend for a major upgrade that will tackle delays for South Western Railway passengers.

The Brighton Main Line will shut for nine consecutive days later this month for a major £15 million upgrade that will tackle delays for Southern and Thameslink passengers.

• 7-day closure from 21 to 27 February as work continues on £380m upgrade to 1970s signalling infrastructure
• Blockade approach stops back-to-back weekend closures and delivers reliability improvements quicker
• Buses will replace SWR trains during the closure

With our engineers returning to Portsmouth tomorrow (Saturday, 15 January), we delved into the archives to bring you some little-known facts about Pompey's Railway.

Engineers are returning to Portsmouth on Saturday (15 January) to finish strengthening Landport Viaduct, one of the city’s most prominent Victorian railway structures.  

The first image of a major facelift for Crawley station has been released and building work is underway on the first phase of a project that will give visitors to the town a much brighter welcome.

While families are unwrapping presents Network Rail engineers will be wrapping up warm and working through the entire festive period to bring greater reliability to passengers on the busy London Victoria to East Croydon route.