Southern: Wessex news
Accessibility improvements underway at Motspur Park station in south London
Rail customers in south London are set to experience a fully accessible Motspur Park station following confirmation of a £8.9m investment which will see new lifts and walkways installed amongst other upgrades.
Passengers urged to plan ahead this Easter as Network Rail carries out essential railway improvements between West London, Berkshire and Hampshire
From Friday 7 to Monday 10 April passengers are being asked to check before they travel as buses replace trains across part of Network Rail’s Wessex route which serves the towns and communities in part or all of the counties of Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Rooting for more – Network Rail volunteers continue planting thousands of trees across the Southern region with hopes to double last year’s total as part of their £1 million pledge
Network Rail Southern region is working with national conservation charity The Tree Council to plant more than 100,000 trees and shrubs by 2024.
Network Rail has successfully reopened all four lines through Hook in Hampshire as major landslip repairs complete
Engineers have worked around the clock to repair a huge landslip at Hook in Hampshire allowing all four lines to reopen today (Friday 24 February).
Research by Samaritans shows less than half the people in Southampton feel confident approaching someone they think could be vulnerable. Could you make small talk and save a life?
- Samaritans survey shows just 48% of people in Southampton (47% in London and 53% in the wider South East) feel confident approaching someone they feel could be vulnerable
- Network Rail Southern region teams up with Samaritans, British Transport Police and the wider rail industry for Small Talk Saves Lives - empowering the public to act if they see someone who needs help by starting a conversation
- New campaign film reassures the public that a little small talk like ‘where can I get a coffee?’ can set someone on a path to recovery
Work progresses to preserve and refresh the Island Line’s historic Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight – with completion expected in late spring
Engineers working to improve Ryde Pier have provided a progress update after battling through winter storms to give the Victorian pier a new lease of life.
VIDEO UPDATE: Network Rail announces date to reopen all four lines through Hook in Hampshire as major landslip repairs continue
Engineers working around the clock to repair a huge landslip at Hook in Hampshire aiming to reopen all four lines by Friday 24 February.
Temporary traffic lights planned for main road into Reading - until May - as Network Rail begins work improving 1917 railway bridge
A railway bridge over one of the main routes into Reading is about to get a new lease of life thanks to Network Rail engineers, who will be bringing it back to life with a new paint job.
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