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Network Rail engineers gear up for £135m investment in Britain’s railway this May
More than 800 projects* will take place across Britain’s railway this coming early and late May bank holidays, designed to keep the vast majority of the network open for travel as usual.
ONE WEEK TO GO: Rail customers in South London, Sussex and Kent should plan ahead of the Early May Bank Holiday as Network Rail gets set to undertake essential planned engineering work
From Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May customers are asked to check before travelling as planned upgrades and routine maintenance to the railway take place across Kent, Sussex and south east London.
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Network Rail’s Eastern Region launches new partnership to streamline infrastructure improvement work over the next five years
The arrival of the Eastern Routes Partnership (ERP) will allow the region to award key infrastructure improvement works directly to supply chain partners throughout the railway’s new control period (CP7), championing collaboration and efficiency.
Progress being made on accessible footbridge at Cwmbran station as significant milestone is reached
Network Rail has successfully installed the lift shafts and staircases on platforms 1 and 2 at Cwmbran station as works to make them fully accessible for the first time continue to progress.
Fife Primary schools make history on new Levenmouth stations
Two Fife Primary schools made their own little bit of history by burying time capsules at the new Cameron Bridge and Leven stations.
Network Rail completes track upgrades in Kent and Sussex over the early May Bank Holiday
Passengers and nearby residents set to benefit from smoother journeys
Network Rail completes track upgrades over May Bank Holiday
Network Rail engineers completed a range of works over the May Bank Holiday weekend, with all the works completed on time.
Network Rail begins repairing the world-famous Glenfinnan viaduct
A £3.4m project to carry out repairs on the 123-year-old Glenfinnan viaduct is underway.
Network Rail partners with RSPB to improve safety at Lochwinnoch nature reserve
Network Rail has teamed-up with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to install new measures to keep wildlife safe at the Lochwinnoch nature reserve.
New Mills residents invited to find out more about railway work
Network Rail is inviting residents in New Mills, High Peak, to an information drop-in event about urgent railway work on Thursday 9 May.