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Record investment in the railway in the south and south west of England
Figures released today show record levels of investment have been made across the south and south west of England as part of the ongoing work to provide a better railway in Britain.
Local children lend a hand to reopen Blackfriars Road footbridge in Portsmouth
A footbridge which links Portsmouth and Southsea has been refurbished and reopened to provide a safe route across the railway between Portsmouth and Southsea.
New footbridge opened in North Sheen
A new footbridge which provides a safe route across the railway near North Sheen station has been opened by Zac Goldsmith MP and Richmond upon Thames council leader, Lord True.
Dorset railway image commended in national photography competition
A striking image of a steam train travelling through Parkstone in Dorset has been commended in the Network Rail-sponsored Lines in the Landscape Award at this year’s Take a View’s Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
Work starts on new signalling and training centre in Basingstoke
Work has started on a new state-of-the-art signalling and training centre which will control large areas of railway in London and the south west.
Level crossing production helps raise safety awareness in Portsmouth
A youth group will help to highlight the need to stay safe on level crossings when it performs in a Portsmouth school this week.
Capacity improvement plans revealed by the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance and Department for Transport
· Proposals targeting 15% capacity increase by 2019
· Work starts to procure more than 135 extra carriages for suburban routes
· Infrastructure investment to help drive reliability improvements
Waterloo station to become art gallery as photography exhibition arrives
London’s busiest station will be the final destination for a special photography exhibition as it arrives in Waterloo this weekend.
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