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All aboard! Railway 200’s exhibition train arrives at London Paddington
- A special exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the railway arrived at London Paddington this morning (Monday 8 December) and will be open for visits until Saturday 13 December
- Get your free tickets through the Railway 200 website at railway200.co.uk/inspiration/.
Network Rail reveals a bridge is struck every five hours, naming Britain’s most-bashed bridges and urging drivers to ‘Wise Up and Size Up’
- 1,666 bridges were struck by vehicles in 2024/25 – roughly one every five hours, representing an 8.75% increase on the previous year
- Watling Street A5 in Hinckley tops the list as Britain’s most bashed bridge, which was hit 22 times in the year
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by checking vehicle heights and planning suitable routes to avoid costly and dangerous bridge strikes
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Last few days for passengers to plan their journeys ahead of Network Rail’s bumper Christmas investment
- Major service restrictions will be in place from Saturday 23 December to 1 January
- Improvement work at Sevenoaks Tunnel between Tonbridge and Sevenoaks from Saturday, 23 to Tuesday, 26 December
- Work to complete the new platform at Redhill station from Saturday, 23 December to Monday, 1 January 2018.
- On 2 January the final section of London Bridge’s huge, modern concourse will open
- Platforms 1 – 5 will be complete, allowing Cannon Street services to once again call at London Bridge
Last chance for rail passengers to plan journeys ahead of £160m Christmas investment work
- Network Rail will be working to deliver more than 260 projects across Britain over Christmas
- The £160m investment is crucial to providing more frequent, faster services and help relieve over-crowding
- Service restrictions will be in place from Saturday 23rd December to 1st January
On track for 2018! All tracks surrounding landmark London Bridge station are now in place and ready for the New Year
Network Rail’s Thameslink Programme has reached another crucial milestone ahead of the New Year with the completion of all track work around London Bridge.
Passengers in the south east set to benefit from Network Rail’s bumper Christmas investment
- Final section of London Bridge’s huge, modern, street-level concourse will open
- Platforms 1 – 5 will be complete, allowing Cannon Street services to once again call at London Bridge
- Two new entrances to London Bridge station, connecting Tooley Street to St Thomas Street
- Final major piece of engineering work affecting working days for the Thameslink Programme
- All part of Network Rail’s bumper £160m country-wide Christmas investment programme
Network Rail launches commercial asset sale
Network Rail has today announced the sale of its commercial property business in England and Wales.
Network Rail completes track installation that will allow cross-London Thameslink trains to stop once again at London Bridge
The reintroduction of cross-London Thameslink services through London Bridge has moved a step closer with the completion of new track and signalling between London Bridge and Blackfriars.
London Bridge turns concert hall as top classical pianist plays for passengers
Passengers at one of Britain’s busiest railway stations will get a very different soundtrack to their commute on Thursday as one of Britain’s leading classical pianists plays at London Bridge.
Passengers in the south east advised to plan their journeys ahead of major rail upgrades this Christmas and New Year
With Christmas less than twelve weeks away, passengers across the south east are advised to plan ahead as there will be major changes to rail services and significant closures throughout the Christmas and New Year period.
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