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Frightening video footage shows people risking their lives at level crossings as Network Rail warns people to stay safe at level crossings during the summer holidays
- Network Rail is reminding parents and children to remain vigilant around the railway as incidents of level crossing misuse rise during the summer break
- Never-seen-before CCTV footage shows reckless behaviour and near misses with trains
- 466 incidents of misuse and 28 near misses recorded at level crossings across Network Rail’s Wessex route over the last year as hotspot locations are revealed
THREE DAYS TO GO: Eight-day closure of Kingsferry Bridge begins this Friday evening
People travelling to and from the Isle of Sheppey are asked to plan ahead from Friday (28 June) when the first eight-day closure of Kingsferry Bridge, linking Sheppey to the mainland, takes place.
One week to go until the first Kingsferry Bridge closure: people on the Isle of Sheppey are reminded to plan ahead
The first of four closures will begin on Friday 7 June
Essential repairs to Blackheath tunnel to start from 1 June for 10 weeks
No trains will run between Blackheath and Charlton from 1 June for 10 weeks so that Network Rail engineers can carry out essential repairs
Innova Partnership secures eight central London sites for development
Innova, the partnership between Network Rail Property (NRP) and a UK subsidiary of IJM Land Berhad, have secured the opportunity to promote and develop eight sites across four London boroughs: Brent, Camden, Islington and Westminster.
Network Rail completes track upgrades in Kent and Sussex over the early May Bank Holiday
Passengers and nearby residents set to benefit from smoother journeys
ONE WEEK TO GO: Rail customers in South London, Sussex and Kent should plan ahead of the Early May Bank Holiday as Network Rail gets set to undertake essential planned engineering work
From Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May customers are asked to check before travelling as planned upgrades and routine maintenance to the railway take place across Kent, Sussex and south east London.
Changes to dates for Kingsferry Bridge summer closures
Network Rail’s planned repairs to Kingsferry Bridge this summer have been rescheduled to avoid a clash with school exams taking place in mid-June and a bike ride involving thousands of cyclists that is set to cross the bridge on Saturday 22 June.
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