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Essential engineering work completed at Slade Green, near Dartford
Rail users in the south east will be able to travel more reliably as a three month project to upgrade the track and points at Slade Green junction have been completed.
Lockdown lift and start of spring sparks youth rail safety warning across South East London and Kent
New data has revealed there was a shocking 38% increase in youth trespass incidents in South East London and Kent after the region emerged from the first national lockdown.
- Shocking stats reveal that the lifting of lockdown in July 2020 prompted a surge in the number of trespass incidents on the railway in the South East
- Network Rail and British Transport Police urge parents and carers to discuss rail safety with their children before British Summer Time starts
- New safety film – Parallel Lines- will be broadcast into schools on 18 March by Network Rail’s education partner LearnLive
Picture perfect painting and repairs at Oxted Viaduct to refurbish the 140-year-old landmark
A vital project to protect the future of the railway from Oxted in Surrey to Uckfield and East Grinstead in Sussex continues with important bridge repairs and a new lick of paint.
‘There is always hope’ campaign launched by Network Rail as research shows huge rise in mental health issues across the South East as a result of the pandemic
- 72% of 18-24 year olds in the South East say their mental health has been negatively impacted by the pandemic
- Almost half (47%) of all adults in the South East region are struggling with their mental health
- Network Rail launches new ‘There is Always Hope’ campaign with national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma
Upgrade works continue this Easter weekend in Sussex as Gatwick Airport station is transformed
Network Rail will use Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April over the Easter weekend to press on with the Gatwick Airport station redevelopment to make passengers’ future journeys from the train to the plane easier, while the station is open for travel.
Guildford’s railway set for new footbridge, upgraded track and signalling this Easter
Guildford is set for a large programme of railway improvements this Easter, putting the finishing touches to the biggest improvements to the area in 40 years.
Network Rail engineers continue their battle for Hastings with three days of work to tackle vulnerable earthworks over Easter
Network Rail engineers in Kent and East Sussex are preparing for a bank holiday weekend of major engineering on the Hastings to Tonbridge line, to continue in their fight to protect the railway from landslips.
E is for Easter, eggs and engineering, as Network Rail gears up for improvement work in South East London and north Kent
Network Rail engineers in the South East are about to unwrap a bank holiday weekend of major engineering in South East London and North Kent, with a major bridge replacement lined up, along with track work, earthwork and more.
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