Southern: Wessex news
Over £1.8 billion spent across the south on improvements with passengers returning to the railway more than 18 months after the first lockdown, Network Rail’s Wessex route says “welcome back”
- Network Rail Wessex route, which maintains and operates tracks from Waterloo to Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, and Wiltshire, spent almost £580m maintaining and upgrading the railway during lockdown, so passengers came back to a better railway
- Enhancements worth nearly £60m included upgrades to track and signalling at Guildford station, Southampton, and the Heart of Wessex line
- Passengers welcomed back with enhanced cleaning and advised to wear masks in crowded stations.
Over £1.8 billion spent across the south on improvements with passengers returning to the railway more than 18 months after the first lockdown, Network Rail’s Southern region says “welcome back”
Network Rail’s Southern region has invested over £1.8 billion in the railway to support the country in its mission to ‘build back better’ so passengers can feel confident and safe when they return to travelling by train.
Main lines to holiday hotspots open for business this Bank Holiday – but passengers encouraged to check before they travel in parts of South West London and Surrey
Network Rail is reminding passengers that while the majority of the network is open, there will be some improvement work taking place over the bank holiday between Saturday 28 and Monday 30 August.
Reminder: Major upgrade of railway around Twickenham means buses for six weekends starting 22 August
Customers in parts of South West London are being reminded to check before travelling as Network Rail upgrades the railway around Twickenham to improve reliability.
Full speed ahead! Trains back at 90mph after Weybridge engineering work success
Speed restrictions have been removed on services between London, Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset following successful upgrade work at Weybridge by Network Rail.
Major changes to train times on the way as Network Rail prepares for three-days of improvement works in Surrey to improve reliability and deliver better journeys
Passengers traveling on trains between London Waterloo and South West London, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire should check before they travel and plan ahead as three days of improvement work - including a weekday – at Weybridge in Surrey will mean major changes to services.
Three quarters of adults in the south east have continued to make small talk with strangers during the pandemic as Network Rail and the Samaritans encourage people to keep talking to save lives
- As the country begins to readjust to life with easing restrictions, Network Rail and the wider rail industry joins charity to empower the public to act if they see someone who needs help by starting a conversation
- New survey reveals over three quarters of people in the South East have continued to use small talk with strangers during pandemic restrictions, including connecting with neighbours they hadn’t spoken to before
- One in ten surveyed are more likely to want to make small talk once restrictions have lifted, appreciating the sense of community the pandemic brought out
Passengers to benefit from more reliable journeys following three days of track upgrades in Weybridge, Surrey, in early August including Monday 9 August
A three-day project to upgrade the railway near Weybridge in Surrey, between Saturday 7 and Monday 9 August, will improve reliability and increase train speeds in the area – but passengers are asked to check before they travel as it includes a weekday.
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