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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
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No Charing Cross trains to call at London Bridge rail station from Monday – and further changes planned this weekend
Passengers who travel to London Bridge on Southeastern’s Charing Cross trains will have to take different routes to the station from this Monday as the next stage of the massive station rebuilding takes shape.
Network Rail completes £200m festive upgrade programme
Network Rail completed its huge £200m investment programme this morning as major projects at Reading and London Bridge were completed and services restored for this morning's commuters.
Stunning timelapse film shows scale of work at London Bridge railway station
More than 1,000 engineers have been working round the clock at London Bridge railway station every day since December 20, including Christmas Day, on a massive project to rebuild the station to improve facilities and services for passengers.
Pictures: Finishing touches to new platforms at London Bridge, ready for the New Year
The finishing touches are being made to a pair of new platforms at London Bridge rail station, ready for their introduction after Christmas.
Fans of festive football urged to plan their travel through London Bridge
With a good Christmas vital to football teams’ chances of glory – or avoiding the drop - Network Rail is urging fans to plan their journeys over the festive period as the rebuilding of London Bridge railway station gains pace.
Army of 11,000 railway engineers to work on record-breaking Christmas investment programme to deliver a bigger, better railway
Millions of passengers and freight users are set to benefit from the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programme ever carried out on Britain’s rail network.
Record-breaking Christmas investment programme to deliver bigger, better railway in London and South East
Millions of passengers are set to benefit from the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programme ever carried out on Britain’s rail network – including many locations around London.
Army of 11,000 railway engineers to work on record-breaking Christmas investment programme to deliver a bigger, better railway
Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users are set to benefit from the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programme ever carried out on Britain’s rail network.
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