Northumberland
Line More
than
50,000
journeys
have
been
made
on
the
Northumberland
Line
in
its
first
month.
Operator
Northern
said
Saturdays
have
been
particularly
popular.
More
than
3,500
journeys
were
made
on
the
opening
day
alone,
15
December,
and
more
than
16,000
journeys
were
then
recorded
in
the
first
week.
Trains
run
every
30
minutes
during
the
day
and
every
hour
during
weekday
evenings
and
on
Sundays.
Toilet
project
Class
707
City
Beam
trains
running
on
Southeastern
are
to
be
fitted
with
toilets.
The
707s
were
originally
ordered
for
South
Western
Railway,
but
SWR
decided
that
their
lease
costs
were
too
high.
Contracts
are
expected
to
be
confirmed
in
the
coming
weeks,
when
detailed
final
designs
can
get
underway.
Once
complete,
accessible
toilets
will
be
fitted
on
all
30
trains.
The
toilets
are
expected
to
be
the
larger
accessible
version
with
a
wide
electric
sliding
door,
suitable
for
wheelchair
users.
Bridge
upgrade Work
to
restore
a
classic
railway
bridge
which
spans
the
River
Thames
in
central
London
is
due
to
start
in
three
days
from
now.
Hungerford
Bridge,
which
connects
Charing
Cross
station
on
the
north
bank
of
the
Thames
with
the
south
London
network,
was
opened
161
years
ago.
Its
spans
consist
of
wrought
iron
lattice
girders,
and
it
also
has
a
pedestrian
footway.
Network
Rail
engineers
will
prepare
and
paint
the
bridge,
test
the
truss
pins
and
replace
the
pin
end
caps
on
the
girders.
All
the
original
metalwork
will
be
retained
and
refurbished.