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• Funding will be used to clear lineside vegetation, reducing the number of leaves that fall on the line
• Nine specialist track cleaning trains will be deployed every day between October and December
• South Western Railway drivers are taking part in autumn training whilst an amended timetable is in operation from October 6 to December 14

Two projects which formed part of the £7bn government sponsored Thameslink Programme have been shortlisted for Exceptional Achievement Awards (EEA) by CEEQUAL.

The Brighton Main Line Improvement project carried off one award and was highly commended in two other categories at the National Rail Awards

• 9-day closure on the Bexleyheath line from Saturday 15 – Sunday 23 February 2020, for a major work to protect passengers from landslips
• Engineers will remove thousands of tonnes of soil to reduce the incline of the cutting and build retaining walls with steel beams hammered six metres into the ground
• The work will protect this section of the railway line from landslips for 120 years
• Working with Southeastern, we will keep passengers moving by increasing services on other lines

Network Rail Southern region has confirmed the appointment of Mark Killick as route director for Wessex in a restructure focused on improving passenger experience.

• Network Rail Southern region have confirmed the appointment of Shaun King as route director, Sussex
• Several members of the new regional leadership team which go live today (Monday 16 September) have also been appointed

Network Rail Southern region has confirmed the appointment of Fiona Taylor as route director for Kent in a restructure focused on improving passenger experience.