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Network Rail work in Berkshire and Surrey to disrupt half-term services

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October 19, 2025
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Network Rail is warning passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey that there will be changes to their journeys during the October half-term holiday, from Saturday 25 October to Friday 31 October, while it carries out upgrade work on the lines between Wo…

Network Rail to Install 16 Sets of Signals on North Downs Line

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June 22, 2025
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From the 14th September to the 27th September, Network Rail will be installing 16 sets of signals between Shalford and Gomshall.

North Downs Rail Line to close for 16 days

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January 31, 2025
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The North Downs Line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport is to be closed for the next 16 days because of engineering work near Shalford in Surrey.

Book Review: Southern and Isle of Wight Railways, the late 1940s to late 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading

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June 29, 2024
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This is a portfolio of trains on the Southern Region from the 1940s until the 1960s, with a useful map showing where the images were taken.

Wokingham to see diversions for motorists starting today (26th Jan) as Network Rail carries out reliability upgrades

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January 26, 2024
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Level crossings at Wokingham station and Easthampstead Road (Star Lane) will be temporarily closed whilst the upgrade work takes place