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Five per cent of all life saving interventions across the rail network took place on Network Rail’s Sussex route in 2024/2025.

Two new lifts and a footbridge have been installed at the Surrey station to improve access for rail passengers.

• Approximately 1,500 litres of white paint - the equivalent of 30,000 square metres - will be applied to sections of the rail network to help keep passengers moving in very hot weather.
• Last year across the South of England, buckled rails due to hot weather caused 64 days (92,015 minutes) of delays for passengers.
• Two locations in Network Rail’s Southern region ranked in the top three nationally for heat-related incidents that affected the greatest number of trains.

• Mind the ‘generation gap’: only 54% of Gen Z know fly-tipping is a crime compared to 92% of boomers
• Since 2021, there have been 152 fly tipping incidents reported across Network Rail’s Sussex route.
• Just 40% of people in London know that fly tipping can cause transport delays, and only 34 % of Gen Z.
• Network Rail releases new research to highlight the negative impact fly-tipping has on the railway and wildlife habitats

• New figures reveal that the Rail Suicide Prevention Programme has carried out over 2,600 potentially life-saving interventions across Network Rail’s Southern region
• Nationally, over 27,000 interventions have been made since the partnership with Samaritans and the British Transport Police began in 2010.
• Partnership helps raise awareness about suicide prevention and provides specialist training for rail industry staff to help identify and support a vulnerable person

Work on the tunnel to improve drainage and protect the railway for the future, improving the reliability of rail passengers' journeys

Two acclaimed south coast artists will highlight the often underrated work of railway professionals at London's Waterloo station on Thursday.

• 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!