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UPDATE: Rail services to resume as normal on Thursday after Didcot gas leak repaired
Rail services will operate again between Reading and Swindon on Thursday 24 September as engineers from gas distribution company SGN have successfully repaired a gas leak near railway land in the Didcot area.
UPDATE: Network Rail statement on train disruption owing to gas leak in Didcot
We're sorry for the continued disruption to journeys caused by the gas leak near the railway in Didcot, and we understand how frustrating this ongoing uncertainty is for passengers trying to plan ahead.
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Passengers in Kent and South East London are reminded to check before they travel this Christmas and plan ahead for next year as Network Rail carries out essential upgrade work
With just under a month to go until Christmas, passengers are reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel this festive period and New Year as Network Rail carries out upgrades in and around London and the South East. Network Rail has also announced major improvement work taking place in August 2017 as it continues to rebuild London Bridge station as part of the Thameslink Programme.
New jobs and skills for over 250 Londoners thanks to Network Rail and Thameslink Programme railway upgrade
- Over 250 people provided with new jobs or skills
- 91 jobs for Southwark jobseekers
- 85 apprenticeships provided for people from Greater London
- 12 NVQs and 72 short courses achieved by unemployed Southwark residents
- Career advice provided to young people and jobseekers at more than 32 events
Network Rail encourages passengers to plan journeys early ahead of Christmas upgrade work
Network Rail is advising passengers to plan their journeys as early as possible this Christmas. This is ahead of another huge programme of upgrade work with up to 200 projects being delivered across Britain over this holiday period.
Passengers in SE London urged to check before they travel this Christmas and plan ahead for next year as Network Rail carries out essential upgrade work
Passengers are urged to plan ahead and check before they travel this Christmas and New Year period as Network Rail carries out upgrades in and around London and the South East. Network Rail has also announced major improvement work taking place in August 2017 as it continues to rebuild London Bridge station as part of the Thameslink Programme.
Passengers in Kent urged to check before they travel this Christmas and plan ahead for next year as Network Rail carries out essential upgrade work
Passengers are urged to plan ahead and check before they travel this Christmas and New Year period as Network Rail carries out upgrades in and around London and the South East. Network Rail has also announced major improvement work taking place in August 2017 as it continues to rebuild London Bridge station as part of the Thameslink Programme.
Network Rail encourages passengers to plan journeys early ahead of Christmas upgrade work
Network Rail is advising passengers to plan their journeys as early as possible this Christmas. This is ahead of another huge programme of upgrade work with up to 200 projects being delivered across Britain over this holiday period.
VIDEO: New junction to unlock London Bridge railway bottleneck moves closer to completion as first tracks are laid
A new railway junction which will uncork a major bottleneck on the approach to one of London’s busiest stations, allowing more frequent and more reliable train services across large parts of the south east, has moved a step closer to completion this week as the first new tracks were laid.
Video: ‘Incredible’ progress just one month into final phase of London Bridge station rebuild
Timelapse footage captured by Network Rail shows the incredible progress made in just one month as the rebuilding of London Bridge station moves into its final phase.
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