No trains will run through Dartford for nine days in a row in February next year to allow major work to take place on the track. Southeastern Metro and Thameslink trains will not be able to run between Slade Green, Barnehurst or Crayford and Gravesend because of the £10 million project to replace the switches and […]
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Another ten-week closure to fix Blackheath’s leaky rail tunnel
Train services between Woolwich, Charlton and Lewisham will be disrupted again for ten weeks this spring and summer as engineers work to fix a leaky rail tunnel under Blackheath. Network Rail has confirmed the line between Charlton and Blackheath will be closed from May 19 to July 27. Most trains will be diverted via the […]
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Vacuum cleaners to clean decades of soot when Blackheath rail tunnel closes
Rail engineers are preparing to clean decades of soot from the leaky Blackheath to Charlton rail tunnel so they can work out how much work is needed to shore it up in the future. The tunnel is closing for ten weeks from June 1 to allow Network Rail to start work on waterproofing the line, […]
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Blackheath rail tunnel closing for 10 weeks as boost to Southeastern Metro trains confirmed
A key rail connection between Charlton and Blackheath will be closed for 10 weeks in the summer as part of a £10 million project to repair a leaky 175-year-old tunnel. Southeastern and Network Rail bosses confirmed the closure on Thursday night as they were quizzed by Greenwich councillors in their annual meeting about local transport […]
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Your railways need you, Network Rail tells south London women looking for work
Network Rail has launched a campaign to get women involved in running south London’s railway network, with posters at main stations celebrating women who are levelling the playing field in what has historically been a male-dominated industry. Women make up just 2 per cent of maintenance staff in the company’s southern region – which also […]
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Nine-day rail closure coming at Hither Green because of virus restrictions
Railway lines through Hither Green will be closed for nine days from 25 July to allow Network Rail to finish work on a new signalling system that has been delayed because of the coronavirus. Engineers had hoped to finish work replacing the old 1970s signalling system through the station over Easter, but because of social […]
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Nine-day closure planned for Eltham and Bexleyheath rail line to fix Barnehurst landslips
A key SE London rail line will be closed for nine days during February in an attempt to end landslips that have crippled services four times in the past decade. The Bexleyheath line will be closed between Blackheath and Dartford between 15 and 23 February so engineers can remove thousands of tonnes of soil and […]
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Angerstein Wharf: Greenwich Council knew of rail crossing closure but did not tell residents
Greenwich Council knew about controversial plans to close a railway crossing a year before Network Rail made it public – but did not tell local residents, councillors or the local MP, 853 can reveal. Network Rail first told Greenwich Council about its plans for the Angerstein Wharf branch crossing, across a freight line on the […]
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