Southern: Wessex news
2,608 lives saved on the railway across the south of England in just five years
- New figures reveal that the Rail Suicide Prevention Programme has carried out over 2,600 potentially life-saving interventions across Network Rail’s Southern region
- Nationally, over 27,000 interventions have been made since the partnership with Samaritans and the British Transport Police began in 2010.
- Partnership helps raise awareness about suicide prevention and provides specialist training for rail industry staff to help identify and support a vulnerable person
ONE MONTH TO GO: West of England line between Axminster and Exeter to close for two weeks for important upgrade work
Buses will replace trains between Axminster and Exeter St Davids from Saturday 9 November to Friday 22 November inclusive while Network Rail engineers install a mile of new track through Honiton Tunnel.
Island Line services resume following completion of large programme of vital maintenance
South Western Railway (SWR) services resume this morning (Monday 7 October) following a month-long closure of the Island Line while engineers completed a comprehensive programme of critical maintenance.
National Poetry Day: Network Rail signaller publishes poems inspired by time spent working in a signal box
When he isn’t keeping the railway safe and moving freely, Network Rail signaller Ezra Miles is penning his thoughts down in the form of poetry.
COMPLETED: New track between Yeovil and Thornford installed as part of Heart of Wessex Line improvements
Train services resumed this morning (Monday 30 September) between Castle Cary and Weymouth following a week-long closure of the Heart of Wessex line for vital upgrades.
Haslemere and Romsey schools honoured as part of Network Rail’s Rail Safe Wessex campaign
The Romsey School and three Haslemere primary schools, Camelsdale, Shootermill and St Barts, have been honoured at a formal launch of a new Network Rail drive to promote safe rail behaviours
ONE MONTH TO GO: Engineering upgrades to close Lymington branch line
Vital work on the approach to Lymington Pier in Dorset will mean that the Lymington branch line will be closed between Saturday 26 October and Sunday 3 November with buses replacing trains.
Excitement builds for railway’s 200th anniversary across the south of England
- Railway 200 celebrations on track, as more partners get on board
- International festival programme unveiled, inspired by journey that changed the world
- National rail sale, largest assembly of trains and rail exhibits, national locomotive ‘whistle-off’, and much more!
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