Tragic story of WW2 train driver killed in line of duty revealed with new plaque at Sussex station
Historians have uncovered the story of a devastating attack in Sussex which resulted in the first death of a train driver in WW2.
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Brighton Main Line passengers advised to plan ahead as buses replace trains on Sunday 13 July
Essential and urgent engineering work on the Brighton Main Line north of Gatwick Airport means that passengers need to plan ahead and check before they travel.
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Ofsted highlights outstanding behaviours and attitudes on Southern’s drivers’ apprenticeship scheme
Southern Rail’s driver training apprenticeship school has ‘outstanding behaviours and attitudes’, says Ofsted
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Old railway station benches given new lease of life at Sussex charity site
The country’s largest train operator has given its old railway station benches a new lease of life at a care home for former newspaper industry workers.
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REMINDER: Sutton station lift work starts on Monday
Passengers in south London are being reminded that the lifts at Sutton station will be taken out of use for renewal, from this Monday, 16 June, until the end of September
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Nine-day closure of Redhill to Tonbridge railway line announced for August
Network Rail will undertake work to strengthen the railway embankment near Edenbridge, with buses replacing trains along the route.
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Community organisations in London and Surrey benefit from half-million-pound railway fund
Community organisations across London and Surrey have been handed their share of almost half a million pounds from a fund set up by the country’s largest train operator.
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Community organisations in Sussex benefit from half-million-pound railway fund
Community organisations across the south east have been handed their share of almost half a million pounds from a fund set up by the country’s largest train operator.
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Community organisations in Beds, Herts and Cambs benefit from half-million-pound railway fund
Community organisations across the south east have been handed their share of almost half a million pounds from a fund set up by the country’s largest train operator.
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Sutton station set for new lifts this summer
Network Rail is replacing the unreliable lifts at Sutton station which means there will be no step-free access at the station until the end of September 2025
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£1.7 million invested into station improvements across UK’s largest railway network
Some £1.7 million has been allocated to improve stations across the country’s largest railway network – following a bumper year of projects at stations across London and the south east.
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Victoria station’s historic ceramic rail maps restored for generations to come
Historic hand-painted ceramic rail maps that once lay hidden behind an old news stand at the entrance to London’s Grade II listed Victoria station, have been restored, helping mark the national celebration of the birth of the modern railway
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UK’s top former athletes mentor West Sussex youngsters to tackle ASB
Some of Britain’s top former athletes have been mentoring young people from across West Sussex, providing them with a positive role model to help reduce antisocial behaviour in local communities and at railway stations
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Lifts for Leatherhead!
It's now far easier to switch between platforms at Leatherhead thanks to a new footbridge with lifts
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Transport planning under way to deliver Brighton & Hove Pride 2025
Govia Thameslink Railway is planning to help the thousands of festivalgoers travel safely to and from Brighton & Hove Pride this year
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TEN DAYS TO GO: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Easter as essential engineering work takes place across south London, East Kent and East Sussex
Network Rail and train operators in the south east are urging passengers to plan ahead over the Easter period as a major programme of railway upgrades in south London, Kent and Sussex are delivered.
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Rail firm creates 100 ‘Homes for Nature’ at stations across vast network
One hundred ‘Homes for Nature’ have been created at railway stations across the vast Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern network to increase biodiversity and protect the one in six species now under threat of extinction in the UK
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ONE WEEK TO GO: Major engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays
Buses will be running in place of Southern trains between Havant and Southampton Central for one week during the Easter break
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Train passengers asked to plan ahead amid station closures for packed Brighton Marathon Weekend
On Sunday, April 6, Preston Park and London Road stations will be closed to passengers until 11am to prevent overcrowding on their smaller platforms.
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Southern supports recovery of vital Sussex habitat
Southern is supporting the recovery of one of Britain’s most biodiverse habitats – a kelp forest off the Sussex coast
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