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ONE WEEK TO GO: Portsmouth Direct upgrade to lead to staggered road and rail closures in Surrey and Hampshire
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 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
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
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
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
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.
Weeknight engineering work between Cambridge – Ely – King’s Lynn this autumn to keep trains running safely and reliably
Network Rail will again be carrying out extra late-night engineering work on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King’s Lynn to improve the condition of the track, meaning that services north of Cambridge will finish earlier than usual on some weeknights in late September and October.
Minimal disruption to passengers during East Midlands bridge replacement
Network Rail will soon begin major reconstruction work at Kirk Hill bridge in Sutton Bonington – with minimal disruption to train services.