Rail upgrade complete

NETWORK Rail engineers have successfully completed a vital upgrade of the railway between Fareham and Eastleigh to provide a more reliable train service for passengers.

Last month engineers replaced just under a mile of single-line track on the line which forms part of the route from London to Portsmouth via Basingstoke.

General maintenance work to the points and rails was also carried out.

The line reopened to South Western Railway passengers last Saturday.

Mark Killick, Network Rail Wessex route director said: ‘(The work) will provide a more reliable railway and better journeys for passengers.’