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ONE WEEK TO GO: Lymington Branch Line to close for two weeks for vital pier improvements
- Buses replace trains between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier from Sunday 22 December with trains returning to service on Monday 6 January 2025
ON TRACK: Critical life extension work on the Island Line reaches halfway point
Ongoing work on the Isle of Wight is progressing well as Network Rail’s engineers continue to complete important upgrades to the pier structure between Ryde Pierhead and Ryde Esplanade.
TWO WEEKS TO GO: Vital engineering work in the Woking area to impact Main Line services over Christmas and New Year
- Key upgrade work at Brookwood, between Farnborough and Woking, will mean significantly longer journeys
- Services between Waterloo and Southampton/Weymouth will be diverted, adding 45 minutes to journeys
- There will be no direct services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids
- Passengers encouraged to check before travelling and plan journeys in advance
TWO WEEKS TO GO: Lymington Branch Line to close for two weeks for vital pier improvements
Buses replace trains between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier from Sunday 22 December with train services resuming on Monday 6 January 2025
Vital engineering work in the Woking area to impact Main Line services over Christmas and New Year
- Key upgrade work at Brookwood, between Farnborough and Woking, will mean significantly longer journeys
- Services between Waterloo and Southampton/Weymouth will be diverted, adding 45 minutes to journeys
- There will be no direct services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids
- Passengers encouraged to check before travelling and plan journeys in advance
COMPLETED: West of England line reopens after important renewal work
Trains are running again between Axminster and Exeter St Davids after Network Rail teams worked around the clock for two weeks in order to renew the line.
Railway bridge in Wimbledon is Britain’s ‘third most bashed’
- More than 1,532 bridges were struck by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in 2023/24 – one every six hours
- Bridge bashes hit passengers with over 100 days in rail delays
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by knowing the height of their vehicles and choosing suitable routes before they head out on journeys
Track and train join forces to tackle leaf fall this Autumn
- South Western Railway trains fitted with specialist sand applicator technology
- 39 passenger trains using this tech strengthens the 25-strong fleet of Network Rail leaf busting trains already fighting leaves on the line
- Better grip significantly reduces stopping distances
- First time this advanced technology – developed by Siemens Mobility – has been used by passenger trains across the south of England
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