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Students from Dove House School Academy have become the first in the country to gain accredited rail safety qualifications as part of a new safety initiative from Network Rail.

An overgrown railway siding at Eastbourne has been brought back into use by recycling track removed during the successful Three Bridges to Brighton blockade in February.

Network Rail South East has today unveiled its 50th railway bridge mural – this time of Shakespearean legend Richard Burbage on the 400^th anniversary of the thespian’s death.

Residents of Faversham joined Network Rail, Faversham Council and Helen Whately MP at St Catherine’s Church to celebrate the reopening of a footbridge after an extensive makeover.

Network Rail and the British Transport Police (BTP) have today launched a new partnership with the English Football League Trust (EFL Trust) and StreetGames to tackle the rising number of people risking their lives on the railway.

Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway are rescheduling the engineering works between Brighton and Lewes on June 1 so fans can cheer on England women in their final friendly match before the World Cup.

Passengers, businesses and residents from across Sussex, South London and further afield have overwhelmingly come out in support for Network Rail’s proposals to unblock the railway bottleneck at Croydon.

• Thousands of Network Rail staff will work around the clock to deliver a multi-million-pound programme of work
• Most of the railway in Sussex and south London remains open over the bank holiday weekend (4 – 6) but some routes will be affected