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The latest rail news on Friday, 13th August 2021
Passengers are being warned of disruption to their journeys this weekend, as Network Rail will be replacing two damaged rails on the Brighton Main Line.
The article on the ITV website says the work is due to start on Saturday night and will not be finished until 2pm on Sunday.
Due to the position of the problem it means train services will be extremely limited across the majority of the route.
A plan to extend London’s Underground further into Essex is being proposed by Harlow Council.
An article on The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport says the council is investigating the potential for the extension of the Central Line to Harlow, as part of plans to improve and modernise the town’s transport connections and infrastructure.
These ambitions will be detailed in the council’s forthcoming Town Plan.
Special rail services have taken place between Newcastle and Morpeth as plans to reintroduce passenger trains on the Northumberland Line gather pace.
Northumberland County Council and Northern hosted the events which saw trains travel on part of the line – taking in the route that will see five of the six proposed new stations built.
As well as several new stations, the Northumberland Line will also result in an upgrade of 18 miles of track to provide local communities with enhanced connectivity.
Industry-leading new bridge alert technology has been successfully trialled by Stagecoach on its buses in Cambridge, one of Europe’s leading technology hubs.
The new technology will now be installed on around 4,000 double decker buses and high coaches across England, Scotland and Wales as part of a £4 million investment.
Data published by Network Rail shows that there were 1,714 railway bridge strikes across the country in the 2019-20 financial year, with between 40 and 50 a year related to buses.
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