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Excitement builds for railway’s 200th anniversary across the south of England
- Railway 200 celebrations on track, as more partners get on board
- International festival programme unveiled, inspired by journey that changed the world
- National rail sale, largest assembly of trains and rail exhibits, national locomotive ‘whistle-off’, and much more!
ONE MONTH TO GO: Major repairs in the Ore tunnel will close the railway between Hastings and Rye from Saturday 19 October to Sunday 3 November 2024
Work on the tunnel to improve drainage and protect the railway for the future, improving the reliability of rail passengers' journeys
Railway’s Hidden Heroes immortalised by Brighton and Worthing based artists
Two acclaimed south coast artists will highlight the often underrated work of railway professionals at London's Waterloo station on Thursday.
Brick by brick: Stone and brickwork repairs helping restore iconic Ouse Valley Viaduct
- Work is enhancing life of 180-year-old iconic Grade II listed Viaduct
- Critical piece of railway infrastructure – almost 17 million passenger journeys are made across the viaduct every year
- Originally built using 11 million bricks and opened in 1841
Deer-oh-deer: Network Rail unveils the Southern region's worst trespassing criminals
- Deers top the list of criminal animals that most frequently trespass on the railway
- But people are by far the worst offender
- Over the last year animals trespassed four times a day; people, every half-an-hour!
In a River a Thousand Streams: new mosaic installation unveiled at London Bridge station
- Mosaic supported by Network Rail and made of 250,000 glass pieces in a range of 28 colours by 70 volunteers
- The largest-ever commission by the London School of Mosaic, with more than 21 million people projected to pass by each year, the mosaic will last for at least 150 years
South London rail passengers asked to plan ahead as upgrade work affects services for nine days including over the August Bank Holiday weekend
Major track upgrade will affect train services across parts of south London
15 suppliers appointed to £1.4bn Southern Region minor works, buildings and civils partnership framework
New suppliers to provide planned and reactive maintenance across Network Rail's Southern Region.
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