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Plan ahead and pack smart as millions take to the rails this summer
- Millions of passenger journeys are expected across the rail network this summer
- From wheelie bins to shopping trolleys and everything in between, oversized or excessive luggage can slow boarding, block aisles and contribute to delays
- Passengers are encouraged to check luggage guidelines with their train operator and plan ahead before travelling
'I'm lucky to be alive' – new campaign highlights dangers of trespassing on the railway
- Rail industry’s new safety campaign reminds public of life-threatening risk of trespass
- Dinusha Ilanperuma shares her story of how she almost lost her life 10 years ago
- More than 19,000 trespass incidents were recorded in 2024/25
National & regional news
Thameslink Programme breathes new life into a centuries-old graveyard
Staff working on the £6.5bn Thameslink Programme have lent a helping hand to create a new community garden in the Bankside area near London Bridge station.
TIMELAPSE and PICTURES: More changes to London Bridge station as Bank Holiday work finishes on time
A three-day closure of Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Waterloo East and part of London Bridge came to end at 4am this morning (Tuesday) after a long weekend of major improvement work.
We’re building a better railway this weekend – please check before you travel in Kent and South East London
Network Rail is continuing its investment programme in the South East this weekend with a series of projects in South London, Kent, and Sussex.
Passengers reminded to check before travelling over bank holiday weekend as Network Rail deploys 14,000-strong army to improve the railway
Rail passengers are reminded to check before travelling over the bank holiday weekend as Network Rail will be carrying out its full programme of investment work following the decision by the TSSA and RMT unions to suspend industrial action which had been planned for Monday and Tuesday next week.
Better journeys for passengers after successful May Day bank holiday rail upgrade work
Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users are benefitting today after more than £50m of investment and improvement work was completed successfully across Britain’s railway over the May Day bank holiday weekend.
Network Rail springs into action in the South East this May Bank Holiday – so please check before you travel!
Passengers planning to travel to central London during the first May Bank Holiday from some parts of Kent and South East London are being encouraged to check before they travel as Network Rail continues its improvement work across the region.
Network Rail deploys 14,000 strong army over May Day bank holiday to improve the railway
Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users will experience long term benefits from almost £50m of investment in improving Britain’s rail network over the May Day bank holiday weekend. Over 95% of the network will be unaffected by this work programme.
Ghost station uncovered as Thameslink team tackles Victorian viaduct in Bermondsey
The ghostly remains of a long-lost South London railway station – closed 100 years ago - have been uncovered by engineers constructing the Bermondsey Dive Under, as part of the Thameslink Programme.
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