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A package of rail works is planned from the end of the month (21 May) to reduce delays and improve reliability of rail services for passengers travelling across East London and between London, Enfield Town and Cambridge.

A new safety scheme has launched which will fit more than 15,000 of Britain’s freight locomotives and wagons with technology that enables the condition of wheelsets – a pair of wheels mounted on an axle – to be monitored in real-time.

A campaign to support passengers’ wellbeing is arriving in Edinburgh’s Waverley station next week.

• New hourly service introduced on the Dartmoor line, doubling the current service in boost for local economy.
• Passenger numbers have exceeded expectations, with 50,000 journeys being made in the first 20 weeks since the restored line reopened

Scotland’s Railway’s new purpose-built engineering depot at Cadder was visited by Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth MSP and Amy Callaghan MP today (Thursday 12 May). 

Engineers will be shoring up a vulnerable stretch of railway between Eastleigh and Fareham between Saturday 25 June to Sunday 4 July, along with a package of 42 other jobs to improve passengers’ journeys on the route.

Cramlington station's revamped footbridge is now open for passengers after Network Rail completed a major £590,000 refurbishment.

• Vast majority of rail network is open as usual between 2-5 June, with routes open into all major London stations so people can join royal celebrations
• Major disruptive projects moved to avoid Jubilee weekend
• Small number of routes impacted by some upgrade works, so passengers still asked to plan their journeys in advance