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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.
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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🚦
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✅New ticket gates are set to come into use at #LondonVictoria
Hear the latest from the project manager and the Vic station manager📽️👇
📽️✅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
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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.
1/ Over the next few days we will bring you a series of 🧵 looking back at some of the key projects delivered on our #Kent and #Sussex routes over the past five years.
First up, stations. The new ones, the major upgrades and some of the smaller improvements.
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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.
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📽️✅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
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London Victoria retweeted
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:
southeasternrailway.co.uk/tr…
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Heading to @Gatwick_Airport?
We've built a bigger, better train station and upgraded the track to make journeys to the airport faster, greener, easier and more accessible.
@SouthernRailUK @TLRailUK @GatwickExpress
@GWRHelp @transportgovuk @coast2capital
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London Victoria retweeted
👷♀️🚧 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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⚠️ 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👇
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London Victoria retweeted
Tired after a busy weekend?
Not very happy about being back to work?
We know Mondays aren't easy.
Please don't take it out on our staff.
#BehindEveryUniform is someone just like you. #BeKind
@Se_Railway @TLRailUK @SouthernRailUK
@GatwickExpress @SW_Help @networkrail
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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
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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.
itv.com/news/meridian/2023-0…
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London Victoria retweeted
🚉⬆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.
networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
ALT Images of how London Victoria gateline will look after improvements made.
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Are you heading out for a drink after work this evening?
Abuse of our staff often happens after people have had a bit too much🍷
Have fun, but please respect our staff.
#BehindEveryUniform is someone just like you.
#BeKind #Respect #GetHomeSafe #DrinkResponsibly #DrinkSafe
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London Victoria retweeted
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 ➡️ orr.gov.uk/search-news/londo…
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🎖️ 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
ALT Network Rail and Poppy Appeal graphic with the text: We will observe a two-minute silence today at 11am to honour the memory of those killed or injured in the defence of their country.
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🎖️ Over 20,000 railway workers from Britain lost their lives in #WWI, after more than 100,000 enlisted.
🎥 This #ArmisticeDay, we commemorate those who served, and the role of the railway during the conflict:
➡️ networkrail.co.uk/stories/fi…
@ltmuseum @railwaymuseum @PoppyLegion
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London Victoria retweeted
👍UPDATE: The signals are back up and running and all trains have been brought back into service.
🙏Please remember to check before you travel as there may be a slight delay to some services.
🙏We're sorry for this disruption this has caused to passengers travelling into London Victoria station today. We're trying to work as quickly as possible to resolve the issue.
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