Southern: Wessex news
Vital engineering work in the Woking area to impact Main Line services over Christmas and New Year
- Key upgrade work at Brookwood, between Farnborough and Woking, will mean significantly longer journeys
- Services between Waterloo and Southampton/Weymouth will be diverted, adding 45 minutes to journeys
- There will be no direct services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids
- Passengers encouraged to check before travelling and plan journeys in advance
COMPLETED: West of England line reopens after important renewal work
Trains are running again between Axminster and Exeter St Davids after Network Rail teams worked around the clock for two weeks in order to renew the line.
Railway bridge in Wimbledon is Britain’s ‘third most bashed’
- More than 1,532 bridges were struck by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in 2023/24 – one every six hours
- Bridge bashes hit passengers with over 100 days in rail delays
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by knowing the height of their vehicles and choosing suitable routes before they head out on journeys
Track and train join forces to tackle leaf fall this Autumn
- South Western Railway trains fitted with specialist sand applicator technology
- 39 passenger trains using this tech strengthens the 25-strong fleet of Network Rail leaf busting trains already fighting leaves on the line
- Better grip significantly reduces stopping distances
- First time this advanced technology – developed by Siemens Mobility – has been used by passenger trains across the south of England
Vital engineering work to impact services across Network Rail’s Wessex route this Christmas
- Network Rail will be undertaking a programme of work over Christmas and New Year to improve the railway and provide better, more reliable services for passengers across Britain.
- Key upgrade work between Basingstoke and Woking, Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier, and Trowbridge to Salisbury will result in changes to services.
- Passengers encouraged to check before you travel and plan your journey in advance
STARTING TOMORROW: West of England line between Axminster and Exeter to close for two weeks for important upgrade work
Buses will replace trains between Axminster and Exeter St Davids from Saturday 9 November to Friday 22 November whilst we make track upgrades in the Honiton area.
COMPLETED: Lymington branch line reopens following first phase of track upgrades
Train services on the Lymington branch line resumed this morning (Monday 4 November) following a week-long closure for track vital upgrades.
ONE WEEK TO GO: West of England line between Axminster and Exeter to close for two weeks for important upgrade work
Buses will replace trains between Axminster and Exeter St Davids from Saturday 9 November to Friday 22 November whilst we make track upgrades in the Honiton area.
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