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Network Rail is reminding passengers to check before travelling as weekend upgrade and renewal works will be taking place on the Great Eastern main line and on the Southend Victoria line this January and February to improve reliability for train services. 

Network Rail staff worked tirelessly between Christmas and the New Year to improve the railway for passengers on a series of projects across London, Surrey, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

A Network Rail investment of £1.4million to strengthen a railway bridge over the River Don will mean the temporary closure of a section of the Tinsley towpath.

Network Rail’s engineers worked over the Christmas and New Year period to deliver a major package of upgrades throughout the Anglia region to make rail travel safer and more reliable for passengers and freight customers.

A Network Rail Wales employee has been awarded an MBE for his work to boost inclusivity within the rail industry, particularly with the LGBT+ community

Network Rail successfully replaced two bridge decks on all four tracks of the Brighton Main Line at Selsdon Road bridge near Croydon, over the holiday weekend.

Three Network Rail employees have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list 2021, published on 30 December.

Engineers are working round the clock to repair a landslip in Surrey, which has shut the railway between Guildford, Aldershot and Wokingham near the hamlet of Wanborough.