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“Your words are a life-saving kit” says Network Rail and Samaritans
- Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as over half of UK adults (67%) would appreciate someone checking on them, by offering words of support, if they were struggling to cope
- London Bridge station hosts ‘The Power of Words’ exhibition – celebrating people who have saved lives by using small talk
- New campaign film reminds the public that when it comes to saving a life, you already have a life-saving kit available to you – your words
Manny Squared: Award winning Mannys team up to create a rail safety lesson that will never be forgotten as school children head off for their half term break
Tik Tok sensation Big Manny teamed up with Network Rail community safety manager Manny Kang to deliver an informative and interactive rail safety talk to pupils of the King Charles I school in Kidderminster. The session served as a timely reminder for students to stay vigilant and safe around railways, as they approached the half-term holiday.
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Residents invited to track railway work near them through new digital service
Network Rail has launched a new digital notification service for more than seven million residents living near the railway across east and north east England.
25 million people set to benefit from new digital service
Network Rail’s 25 million neighbours – people living within 500m of a railway line – are set to benefit from a new digital service that will let people know about upcoming railway engineering work, emergency work and get updates about current maintenance and upgrade projects in ‘real-time’.
WESSEX: Lineside neighbours across London, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire to benefit from new digital notification service
Local residents who live near to the railway are set to benefit from a new digital service that will let people know about upcoming railway engineering work, emergency work and get updates about current maintenance and upgrade projects in ‘real-time’.
KENT: Lineside neighbours across Kent and south east London to benefit from new digital notification service
Local residents who live near to the railway are set to benefit from a new digital service that will let people know about upcoming railway engineering work, emergency work and get updates about current maintenance and upgrade projects in ‘real-time’.
NEXT MONTH: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Easter as essential engineering work takes place across the railway in south London, Kent and Sussex
While 90% of the railway remains open over Easter, Network Rail will carry out essential engineering work on parts of the network in the south east.
NEXT MONTH: Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays
- Services between Southampton and Portsmouth will not run for between 12 and 20 April 2025
- Weekend closures between Southampton Central and Bournemouth to impact Main Line services
- Buses will replace all trains from Southampton Central on Easter Sunday
- Line connecting Twickenham and Teddington, in south west London, to be closed for three days over the Easter weekend. Rail replacement buses will run.
Passengers urged to check before travelling ahead of Easter engineering programme
Rail passengers are being advised to plan their journeys in advance over the Easter bank holiday period (Friday 18 - Monday 21 April) as Network Rail delivers an £86m investment programme consisting of more than 300 upgrade projects across the country.
CGI video of major Greek Street bridge replacement revealed
A 3D, computer generated video explains how engineers will demolish and rebuild the Greek Street roundabout in Stockport, which crosses Europe’s busiest mix-used railway.