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Network Rail gears up for Autumn as ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ takes to the tracks: Tim Dunn on board Ctrl Alt Delete (Photo credit: Kieran Cleeves/PA Media Assignments)

Network Rail gears up for Autumn as ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ takes to the tracks

Friday 19 Sep 2025

Leaves are browning, autumn is around the corner and Network Rail is gearing up for its annual multi-million-pound battle against Mother Nature and ‘leaves on the line’, aiming to keep millions of passengers and trains safe and moving over the next three months.

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Vital track renewals and bridge repairs on the East Suffolk line this autumn: Anglia track renewal and bridge repair-2

Vital track renewals and bridge repairs on the East Suffolk line this autumn

Monday 22 Sep 2025

Passengers travelling on the East Suffolk line are advised to plan ahead as essential track renewal and bridge repair work will be taking place from late October until December.

REMINDER: Passengers urged to plan journeys from Saturday ahead of Gloucester signal box upgrade: Gloucester Station- Sept 25 cropped

REMINDER: Passengers urged to plan journeys from Saturday ahead of Gloucester signal box upgrade

Monday 22 Sep 2025

Passengers are reminded to plan their journeys in advance as Network Rail prepares to upgrade Gloucester signal box from this Saturday (27th September). 

ONE WEEK TO GO: Portsmouth Direct upgrade to lead to staggered road and rail closures in Surrey and Hampshire: Petersfield level crossing

ONE WEEK TO GO: Portsmouth Direct upgrade to lead to staggered road and rail closures in Surrey and Hampshire

Friday 19 Sep 2025

Drivers and rail users between Guildford and Portsmouth need to be aware of staggered rail and road closures in the Surrey and Hampshire areas, between 27 September and 13 November, as Network Rail engineers complete the final stage of the Portsmouth Direct signalling upgrade.

Birmingham New Street to mark 10-years since its transformational redevelopment: Birmingham New Street 0705

Birmingham New Street to mark 10-years since its transformational redevelopment

Friday 19 Sep 2025

Birmingham New Street will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its £750m redevelopment this weekend which helped transform it into a modern and flagship railway station.

Network Rail and South Western Railway gearing up for Autumn with newly named leaf-buster, ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’, taking to the tracks on the Wessex route: NetworkRail AutumnMPVs

Network Rail and South Western Railway gearing up for Autumn with newly named leaf-buster, ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’, taking to the tracks on the Wessex route

Friday 19 Sep 2025

Leaves are browning, autumn is around the corner and Network Rail alongside South Western Railway (SWR) are gearing up for its annual multi-million-pound battle against Mother Nature and ‘leaves on the line’, aiming to keep millions of passengers and trains safe and moving over the next three months. 

Network Rail gears up for Autumn as ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ takes to the tracks: Tim Dunn on board Ctrl Alt Delete (Photo credit: Kieran Cleeves/PA Media Assignments)

Network Rail gears up for Autumn as ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ takes to the tracks

Friday 19 Sep 2025

Leaves are browning, autumn is around the corner and Network Rail is gearing up for its annual multi-million-pound battle against Mother Nature and ‘leaves on the line’, aiming to keep millions of passengers and trains safe and moving over the next three months.

ONE MONTH TO GO: Improvements on the Isle of Wight necessitate Island Line closures in October and November: A Hovercraft and Island Line train make their way towards Ryde Esplanade cropped

ONE MONTH TO GO: Improvements on the Isle of Wight necessitate Island Line closures in October and November

Thursday 18 Sep 2025

Improvement works will run on the Island Line from 18 October to 17 November, with a mix of full and partial closures.

FIVE WEEKS TO GO: Passengers asked to plan ahead and check before they travel this half-term as railway closes between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings and Bexhill for essential improvement work: A Southern train arrives at Hastings station cropped

FIVE WEEKS TO GO: Passengers asked to plan ahead and check before they travel this half-term as railway closes between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings and Bexhill for essential improvement work

Thursday 18 Sep 2025

Southeastern and Southern passengers are being asked to plan ahead over the October half-term if travelling on the Hastings line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings.