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We want you to be able to #TravelWithConfidence on the railway.
You won't need to use the NHS Covid-19 app at our stations or on the train but it may be necessary to use it when you arrive at your destination.
This video explains how it works and where to download it:
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We're putting every effort into welcoming you back on to the railway to ensure that everyone can travel with confidence.
Find out more at about the steps we've taken: networkrail.co.uk/travelsafely
#RailToRecovery #TravelWithConfidence
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As more businesses reopen, we’re maximising space on trains and boosting cleaning, so everyone can travel safely. The rail industry’s Safer Travel Pledge details what we’re doing so that people can travel by train with confidence - and how you can help. nationalrail.co.uk/travelsafer
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Thanks to all the shortlisted projects and everyone who voted in our #ICELondonPeoplesChoice
We will be announcing the winner tomorrow evening with the ICE President. Register below to join us 👇
ice.org.uk/events/preside
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The railway is open for those who need it. Please follow the latest travel advice and only use the trains for essential travel. #StayAlertControlTheVirusSaveLives
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Don’t forget to lend us your vote in the People’s Choice award. There’s only a couple of weeks left to vote help us spread the word! Details below👇🏻
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Excited to announce our #ICELondonPeoplesChoice Award is now open for the public vote!
Read about the 10 shortlisted projects and cast your vote before Monday 18 May via the link below 
ice.org.uk/londonawards
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Our Automatic Train Operation system is revolutionising train travel through central London. The innovation has been shortlisted in the 2020 awards plus there's a public vote we'd love to win! Please vote for us and help by sharing the link. ice.org.uk/londonawards
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Here’s a great video featuring Network Rail’s London stations teams who are keeping the railway running...
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Our station teams - including @Se_Railway @SouthernRailUK + @TLRailUK - work every day through #COVID19 keeping #NHS + key workers moving. They feel a huge connection and responsibility to our passengers, so we joined them last night to talk to them and #ClapForTheNHS
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Please remember... the railway remains open for essential key workers to travel but the #StayHomeSaveLives advice remains in place until further notice:
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Coronavirus advice: #StayHomeSaveLives
Only travel if it is absolutely essential. #IsYourJourneyNecessary
@NHSuk advice 
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Today we unveil our specially rebranded Thameslink train, to mark our support and gratitude to the 200,000 NHS staff and key workers who rely on our services each week🚆💙#KeyWorkers #SupportTheNHS
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Our friends have commissioned this poem for all transport colleagues and key workers who are in action right across the country. Please show your support at 8pm tonight for them and our NHS.👇
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Tonight we're clapping for the #TransportHeroes too. Thank you. #ClapForOurCarers #clapforkeyworkersShow this thread
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The railway is running for key workers and vital freight services. If your journey is not essential, please continue to follow the government advice and protect the NHS.
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Our 'Untangling the tracks' exhibition may be closed for now but our friends at the museum have created a little emoji game for the holidays. Give it a go! #MuseumGames
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It’s #MuseumGames time! How many of these stations or parts of London’s transport can you name?
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I want to thank vital frontline rail staff who're helping passengers & keeping key services running. Very grateful for industry efforts to ensure staff remain safe – by following Public Health England advice, including ensuring staff can maintain social distancing where practical
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Thank you to our key railway staff – including drivers, operators, maintenance, signallers and station staff who are helping keep key services running so key workers can get to where they’re needed.
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Today we’re changing our appearance for the day along with others in the rail industry to drive home the ‘essential journeys only’ message. #StayHomeSaveLives #Coronavirus
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We are keeping the railway running for key workers to travel. For everyone else, please follow government advice and stay home except in exceptional circumstances. #Coronavirus #StayAtHomeSaveLives
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With regret, our ‘Untangling the tracks’ exhibition is temporarily closed as per the London Transport Museum’s notice below. We will be back.
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Keeping our visitors and staff safe is our top priority. Following Government advice about #Covid_19, the Museum, Shop and Canteen in Covent Garden and the Depot in Acton will remain closed from now until further notice (1/4)
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ℹ#Coronavirus advice: If you have symptoms of coronavirus you should avoid travelling.
If you’re travelling by train and need to cough or sneeze, please make sure you follow the Public Health England advice to ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’.
➡️ bit.ly/2ILd4pK
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ℹ#Coronavirus advice: If you’re travelling by train and need to cough or sneeze, please make sure you follow the Public Health England advice to ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’.
If you have symptoms of coronavirus you should avoid travelling.
➡️ bit.ly/2ILd4pK
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Inclusive design places people at the heart of our spaces and places.👇
We're creating opportunities for people to try something new ➡
bit.ly/3cYa8E4
@Access_Day #AccessDay #DisabledAccessDay
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#Didyouknow that London Bridge station is longer than The Shard is tall? The station was extended to reach 310 meters as part of the to accommodate the 55 million passengers who use it every year. Visit #UntanglingtheTracks to learn more. ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/exhib
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Sunflower-branded lanyards are now available to passengers with hidden disabilities such as #dementia or #autism to discreetly show they might need extra help while travelling. Please see the link for full information and where to collect them from: networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/extra-hel
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London Bridge is growing again - the station now have a Left Luggage facility thanks to ! With extra + services to Gatwick Airport and beyond + trains to Kent, the station is getting more popular by the day!
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Here's a nice piece from about the Thameslink Programme's redevelopment of London Bridge station...
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One of the most startling transformations ever achieved at a British railway station, #TheBeautyOfTransport profiles @GrimshawArch's rebuilt London Bridge. @NetworkRailLBG thebeautyoftransport.com/2020/02/19/my-
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Today we unveiled our National Rail Heritage Award plaque at London Bridge station. It was presented to the Thameslink Programme by and unveiled by and . Look out for it towards the London Underground end of the Western Arcade if you are passing.
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🏆 We're proud of our award-winning architecture, such as the transformed London Bridge station. 🚉
Successful design isn't just about how stations look - it's about making them more accessible and easier to navigate:
➡️ bit.ly/2NLil3M
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According to the latest ORR figures, passengers using London Bridge station during the year 2018-2019 have risen to their highest level ever at 61.3 million. That's a staggering 13 million extra passengers in a single year. Find more info at: bit.ly/36B7VuI
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There's still time to visit our interactive 'Untangling the Tracks' exhibition at in Covent Garden during the holiday and into the new year! Get your tickets and find more information at: ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/exhib
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🎄🚆Don't forget to check before you travel over the Christmas and New Year period, as amended timetables will be in operation.
ℹ️ For more info, including a day by day breakdown of service changes👉 thameslinkrailway.com/travel-informa
🚉 Plan ahead 👉nationalrail.co.uk
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Here’s an explainer thread about last night’s power-surge in the Croydon area. It caused a mass of red signals and subsequent disruption right across the network...
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Yesterday, passengers travelling with @SouthernRailUK , @TLRailUK + @GatwickExpress endured an awful evening after we lost the ability to run trains on the busiest part of our network, shown in the picture, for over an hour.
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⚠️A failure with the power supply to our signalling means we are unable to run , and from London at this moment (5.20pm). We strongly advise passengers to check before they travel and avoid it if possible until we are able to run trains⚠️
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🎅 This Christmas and New Year we will deliver 386 projects to improve services for passengers.
🗓 Most railway lines will remain open, but we advise passengers to check before they travel during the festive period
➡️ bit.ly/2YCSfnD
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⏰ Make sure you’ve checked the new timetable change for your train!🚄
The timetables change twice a year to allow more train services to run and improve reliability across the railway.
Retweet or tag a commuter 👇
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London Bridge station is 183 years old tomorrow! The original station opened on 14 December 1836 with just four lines. The station has been rebuilt several times since, most recently in 2018 and is now London's oldest terminating station that is still in use.
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Here’s a great thread explaining the earlier power supply problem near the Three Bridges train-care depot...
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👀 If you see something that doesn't look right, ACT on your instincts.
Report suspicious behaviour by texting discreetly on 61016 📲 .
#CommunitiesDefeatTerrorism
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📢 The Winter timetable starts on Sunday 15 December 2019. Most existing journeys will stay the same, but please check your journey at: nationalrail.co.uk
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🚅 Our winter treatment trains work round the clock, travelling hundreds of thousands of miles to help keep passengers moving during the winter. ❄️
5⃣ Here are five things you didn't know about our winter fleet:
➡ networkrail.co.uk/stories/five-t
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