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May Day rail investment programme promises less disruption for passengers in the south
Passengers are being asked to Check Before You Travel over the May Day bank holiday as Network Rail continues to deliver its £40bn Railway Upgrade Plan.
VIDEO: State-of-the-art machinery delivers £29million railway upgrade between Basingstoke and Eastleigh in record time
As part of its £40bn Railway Upgrade Plan, Network Rail has completed a £29million upgrade to the track and foundation of the railway between Basingstoke and Eastleigh in half the usual time by using state-of-the-art track renewal and ballast cleaning machines.
- 25km of track replaced
- 64,000 tonnes of ballast replaced
- 38,000 new railway sleepers laid
Better, more reliable train services for the south as Network Rail’s orange army work through Storm Katie to complete Easter upgrade works on time
Passengers travelling into London Waterloo will benefit from more reliable journeys as a result of Network Rail’s Easter investment, part of Network Rail’s £40billion Railway Upgrade Plan.
Easter Railway Upgrade Plan to deliver better, more reliable railway for passengers across the south
Passengers across the south are reminded to check before they travel this weekend as they are set to benefit from one of the biggest investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network at Easter.
Explore Britain’s most breath-taking landscapes at London Waterloo station
Network Rail has transformed Britain’s busiest station into a multimedia art gallery, as London Waterloo plays host to the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards exhibition from today until 7th February 2016.
Major milestone for the South West Trains and Network Rail alliance as multi million pound joint training and development centre officially opens
- New training campus will bring together South West Trains and Network Rail staff under one roof
- Extensive training programmes for front-line staff designed to help deliver a better service for customers on the UK’s busiest railway
- First centre of its kind in the country
- Demonstration of continuing joint alliance between South West Trains and Network Rail
Residents invited to learn more about plans to replace Chandler’s Ford footpath level crossing
Network Rail will be holding a drop-in session on Saturday October 10 to show residents plans to replace the Chandler’s Ford footpath level crossing with a stepped footbridge.
Essential rail upgrade will reduce delays between Haslemere and Petersfield
One of Network Rail’s fleet of ‘high output’ machines has begun essential maintenance between Haslemere and Petersfield in order to improve reliability on the line between London Waterloo and Portsmouth.
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