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1/ Did you know that half of the country’s rail network sits on embankments or in cuttings?
In today's 🧵looking back at our #Kent and #Sussex 2019-24 investment, we will look at work to prevent landslips on steep cuttings and embankments built in the Victorian era.
1/ In our look back at the five-year investment period just gone, we’ve so far covered stations and track.
In today's🧵we’ll look at the key signalling upgrades.
Sometimes called the traffic lights of the railway, signalling controls the safe movement of trains on the network🚦
📽️✅Passengers using #Victoria will know that we've been adding more ticket gates at the station to reduce congestion and speed up journeys.
The finishing line is in sight with all new gates set to be in use by summer.
More info👇
@Se_Railway@GatwickExpress@SouthernRailUK
End/ If you missed last week's thread on the key station projects delivered over the last five years, it is not too late to check it out.
Thanks for reading.
https://t.co/wc36Lxn2CN
1/ Last week we looked at the major station improvement projects delivered over the past five years.
Today, we'll pick out the highlights from a programme of track upgrades which saw more than 100km of new track laid and nearly 100 key junctions rebuilt with new equipment.
📽️✅Passengers using #Victoria will know that we've been adding more ticket gates at the station to reduce congestion and speed up journeys.
The finishing line is in sight with all new gates set to be in use by summer.
More info👇
@Se_Railway@GatwickExpress@SouthernRailUK
No Southeastern services to and from #Victoria from 23 Dec to 1 Jan
Line closure from #HerneHill and #Brixton station is closed
Further closures on weekends of 6, 7, 13 and 14 Jan for #VictoriaResignalling
More information:
https://t.co/VUXC5kkcvU
👷♀️🚧 Our mega package of Christmas work starts this weekend meaning changes for @Se_Railway and @TfL's London Overground passengers.
We are using the time to replace 14 points & 1.7 km track, install new signalling and progress work to install extra ticket gates at #Victoria
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1/ A new look Gatwick Airport station is set to open to passengers on Tuesday 21 November, transforming the journey from train to plane and giving passengers travelling between #Brighton and #London easier, faster and more reliable journeys.
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⚠️ Major track work on the approaches to #LondonVictoria this Christmas means that @Se_Railway trains will be diverted into #Blackfriars, #CharingCross or #CannonStreet from Sat 23 Dec to Mon 1 Jan.
Please plan ahead and check your journey before setting off.
More info 👇
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⚠️This Xmas, from Sat 23 Dec to Mon 1 Jan the line between #HerneHill, #Brixton & #LondonVictoria will close. @Se_Railway trains will be diverted.
Over the same period, buses will replace London Overground trains between #SurreyQuays and #Clapham Jct.
Learn more below👇
When our colleagues are abused when doing their job it stays with them.
It stays with them when they go home, and when they come to work again.
Remember, #BehindEveryUniform is someone just you. Please respect our staff🙏
#BeKind#Respect#NoExcuse4Abuse#RealPeople
Disgraceful abuse of an @Se_Railway colleague who was assaulted at #CanteruryEast station.
If you recognise this man please contact the British Transport Police by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference number 2300109914.
https://t.co/8bDtGTq6Eb
🚉⬆To help reduce congestion and speed up people's journeys at London Victoria station, the number of ticket gates is being increased from 88 to 125.
👍Plus 8 new wide gates are also being installed to improve accessibility for all.
https://t.co/CdBpRH82ky
@_FLuxxCreations @nationalrailenq@networkrail Hi, if you would like to DM me your contact details I'll have this passed through to be looked into for you. https://t.co/eEfNJIuDJg
Today we reveal the stations with the most entries and exits in Great Britain.
@LondonWaterloo reclaims the top spot with 41.4 million from April 2021 to March 2022.
Watch the video for the top 10 locations in our #StationUsage statistics 🚉📊
More ➡️ https://t.co/x42OJAAODc
🎖️ Today is Armistice Day. At 11.00, we will observe a two-minute silence at our stations to honour our Armed Forces community, past and present.
#ArmisticeDay