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The railway across Wessex, Kent and Sussex is carrying thousands of tonnes of goods by freight to support the economy and to keep supermarkets stocked up with essential supplies.

• Network Rail to carry out biggest improvement work programme in the Guildford area for 40 years, from  Friday 10 April to Sunday 19 April
• Preparatory works in the area will mean bus replacements on Sunday 15, 22 and 29 March.
• More than a mile of new track and new conductor rail to provide power to trains will be installed alongside 41 track circuits which tell signallers where trains are on the network

• Landslip close to Salisbury closed the line between Salisbury and Romsey on 18 February
• Interim fix devised by engineers will enable the line to be reopened by the end of March
• Longer-term solution to rebuild the embankment will be delivered once local flooding subsides and heavy machinery  can reach the area

Network Rail has laid down 1,100 tonnes of new tarmac to completely re-surface Fleet station car park improving the facility for passengers.

Engineers continue to assess the damage caused by a landslip between Salisbury and Dean on Tuesday afternoon, 18 February.

Passengers travelling between Winchester to Southampton via Eastleigh this weekend are advised to check before they travel due to emergency engineering works taking place.

Engineers have worked around the clock over the last four days to replace the deck of a 129-year-old bridge, as part of a series of improvements on the Heart of Wessex line between Weymouth and Yeovil Pen Mill.

Passengers are reminded the Heart of Wessex rail line will close for seven days this weekend from Saturday 15 to Friday 21 February, as Network Rail carries out improvement works to increase reliability and performance along the route.