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Week-long upgrade of Portsmouth's railway about to get underway

Network Rail engineers are about to kickstart improvements to Portsmouth’s railway and the landmark Landport Viaduct.

Network Rail improvement work this weekend between Three Bridges to Brighton and Lewes in Sussex

Engineers will be working through the weekend to deliver another slice of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan, which will provide a bigger, better, and more reliable railway for passengers.

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Residents and passengers thanked as embankment works at Salfords which affected weekend travel on the Brighton Main Line is completed

Jan 12, 2021

Network Rail teams and contractors have worked around the clock to stabilise the railway embankment between Horley and Salfords. Due to heavy rain, there had been significant movement on a section of the embankment which...

Network Rail engineers tackle emergency work at Salfords (near Gatwick) affecting Brighton Main Line travel on Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th and Monday 11th January

Jan 8, 2021

Owing to heavy rain, there has been significant movement on a section of the embankment which has been picked up by our monitoring systems, and we have had to place a speed restriction of 5mph...

Network Rail reopens Dorking-Horsham railway after 30 metre landslip

Jan 5, 2021

The railway through Ockley runs on an embankment built from local Wealden clay in the Victorian period. A section of this just under a mile north of Ockley station became saturated during December’s heavy rains...

Multimillion-pound engineering works over the holiday period to benefit passengers in south London and Sussex

Jan 5, 2021

Engineers worked on the Brighton Main Line to improve the reliability of the vitally important stretch of railway between Croydon and Three Bridges. A set of points, which allow trains to cross from one track...

Bridge replacement near Croydon, part of £750m project to modernise the railway across Sussex

Dec 31, 2020

The work will provide greater resilience to the infrastructure and help reduce the risk of future bridge bashes. The Fast line deck was successfully completed over Christmas Day and Boxing Day with the Slow line...

Trains suspended between Guildford, Farnham and Ash as Network Rail engineers work to fix Surrey landslip

Dec 30, 2020

Following recent heavy rain, a railway embankment near to Westwood Lane bridge began to slip and requires urgent repairs. Work is underway and the aim is for trains to run again from Wednesday, 6 January....

Engineering works over Christmas and New Year bring improvements for passengers in Sussex

Dec 22, 2020

People are asked to follow the latest Government guidance over the Christmas period and stay at home or stay local to help tackle the spread of COVID-19. The new restrictions also mean that people should...

Renewed appeals to drivers of tall vehicles to take care after December spike in Kent and South East London bridge bashes

Dec 22, 2020

Railway bridges in the county were hit at least 11 times over the first half of December, with incidents recorded at Chestfield, Headcorn, Herne Hill, Kent House, Rochester, Swalecliffe, Orpington, Petts Wood, Sole Street and...
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