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We would like to say thank you to our customers for their patience whilst the line was closed. To find out more about our work, visit: networkrail.co.uk/StainesToW…
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🛤️ We also renewed the switches and crossings, rails which allow trains to change track, near Staines station, where there is an important entry point for trains to enter service.
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🪵Our engineers replaced 30 long timbers, wooden blocks that support multiple tracks, on the approach to Windsor & Eton Riverside station The new timbers will support the more than 70 train services that use the station every weekday and improve the railway’s long-term resilience.
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🌉 On a railway bridge between Staines and Wraysbury we replaced all 28 wheel timbers, the wooden blocks that support passing trains This renewal will allow ensure trains continue to travel safely at full speed, helping keep services running on time.
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Customers on the Staines to Windsor line will notice that trains are back running following our engineering work. Here’s a look at what engineers got up to last week to improve journeys for our customers.
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Thank you to our customers for their patience whilst the line was closed, and if you’d like to find out more about our work, please visit: networkrail.co.uk/our-work/o…
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At Liphook, we installed new track through the station for smoother rides for passengers.
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Helped facilitate the removal of the council’s footbridge over Havant station, in preparation for a new one being installed next year.
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Whilst the line was closed for signallingwork, we also renewed 183 metres of track renewed at Fishbourne, between Chichester and Nutbourne. Track renewal works improve reliability of services for customers as they reduce the risk of track faults arising.
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We were carrying out the next stage of our £250 million signalling upgrade on the line. Once commissioned in Easter 2028, the new signalling will make journeys more reliable for passengers. During this closure, we installed 61 axle counters, 23 Automatic Warning System components and nine Train Protection and Warning System components at Havant.
An on track machine is using a large drill attachment to drill a hole into the ground by the railway.

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