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Britain’s rail network open for business this Easter – but passengers asked to check before they travel on some key routes
The vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be open for passengers travelling over the Easter bank holiday weekend, helping them make the most of their spring break.
Is small talk a thing of the past? Over half of Brits think so as spectacular new campaign launch reveals that more than 2,000 lives were saved through small talk last year
- Stunning ‘Ticket to Talk’ exhibition at London Waterloo station highlights the 2,284 small talk phrases used to save lives last year
- Yet 52% of Brits think small talk is a thing of the past and 78% of Brits admit to trying to avoid making it
- Samaritans, Network Rail and British Transport Police are reminding people to practice their small talk skills as it could be a life-saving tool
National & regional news
Drivers, bus users and pedestrians urged to plan ahead as part-closure of road near London Bridge station begins
A busy road next to London Bridge station will be closed to traffic one way as the Thameslink Programme enters the final stage of its massive station rebuilding project.
Paul is working for you in the south east this May bank holiday
Network Rail’s face of the May Day Bank Holiday, Paul Clark, from Kent, is used to spending his weekends and bank holidays working to improve the railway in the south east of England.
Network Rail appoints Tube upgrade chief to spearhead Digital Railway
Network Rail today announced that David Waboso, capital programmes director at London Underground, will join the company as managing director, Digital Railway.
PICTURES: Railway passengers and neighbours thanked for their patience after Easter engineering work in London and Kent
After a long weekend of heavy engineering work and stormy weather across Kent and London, the railway network is up and running again.
TIMELAPSE and PICTURES: Railway passengers and neighbours thanked for their patience after Easter engineering work in London and Sussex
After a long weekend of heavy engineering work – and some dreadful weather - across Sussex and London, the railway network is up and running again.
Easter improvement work means changes to trains to and from Sussex and Gatwick Airport
London’s second-busiest station will be much quieter this Easter break as Network Rail improvement work means no trains will run from Victoria to Sussex and Gatwick Airport.
Check before you travel this Easter as Railway Upgrade Plan continues in London and Kent
Passengers planning to travel into London and across Kent this Easter should check before they travel as Network Rail will be carrying out a major improvement programme in the area over the bank holiday weekend.
Clean trains inside and out as Thameslink Programme’s new £40m sidings regenerate Cricklewood railway land
Wallets, mobiles phones, umbrellas, false teeth and even a new kitchen sink… Thameslink’s railway cleaners find all kinds of leftovers when trains pull into their sidings for a break.
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