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A footbridge which links Portsmouth and Southsea has been refurbished and reopened to provide a safe route across the railway between Portsmouth and Southsea.

A new footbridge which provides a safe route across the railway near North Sheen station has been opened by Zac Goldsmith MP and Richmond upon Thames council leader, Lord True.

The excavation of 34,000 tonnes of earth for a new rail underpass just outside Acton Main Line station has begun as part of works to prepare the route for the full arrival of Crossrail services in 2019.

Work to replace three level crossings in Hertfordshire with modern, safer alternatives is set to begin over the coming weeks as part of Network Rail’s national level crossing safety improvement programme.

A striking image of a steam train travelling through Parkstone in Dorset has been commended in the Network Rail-sponsored Lines in the Landscape Award at this year’s Take a View’s Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.

Network Rail has awarded a contract to VINCI Construction UK Ltd. for the design and upgrade of 13 stations in west London and Berkshire and a separate contract for overhead line equipment to Balfour Beatty.

Passengers who travel into and through London Bridge station from south east London and Kent are being advised of changes to services from January 2015.

Network Rail is set to complete the final major milestone of the £43m improvement scheme at Peterborough station over the Christmas period, increasing capacity on the railway and creating a transport gateway fit for growing railway demand.