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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
Passengers in Kent and south east London advised of London Bridge service changes
Passengers who travel into and through London Bridge station from south east London and Kent are being advised of changes to services from January 2015.
ERTMS testing takes off
Network Rail’s testing programme for cab signalling has enjoyed a successful start and has entered its second phase at the test centre in Hitchin.
Thameslink tunnels to transform the railway in London and the south east
The first stage of work to connect two rail tunnels to the national network will take place this weekend in a development which will transform the shape of rail services in the south of England.
Passengers advised of train service changes at London Bridge next summer
Passengers are being advised of significant changes to train services in and out of London Bridge in August 2014 which will affect First Capital Connect, Southern and some Southeastern services.
Investment in growing railway delivers £1.3bn boost to industry in London and south east
Investment in the rail network has generated more than £1.3bn of work for businesses in London and the south-east over the last year, according to new figures released today by Network Rail.
Investment in growing railway delivers £426m boost to industry in West Midlands
Investment in the rail network has generated £426m of work for businesses in the West Midlands over the last year, according to new figures released today by Network Rail.
Investment in growing railway delivers £3.2bn boost to businesses across Britain
Investment in a bigger, better rail network generated more than £3.2bn of work for businesses across Britain over the last year, according to new figures released today by Network Rail.
Network Rail full-year results 2012/13
Network Rail invested more than ever before (in cash terms) – some £14m a day (£5bn for the year) – in renewing and expanding Britain’s railway in 2012/13, the company announced today in its full-year financial results.
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