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East Midlands passengers are being urged to plan ahead, as reliability-boosting track renewal work in two tunnels means significant changes to services on the Midland Main Line and Derwent Valley line, from Saturday 27 May to Monday 11 June.  

Passengers in the East Midlands are being advised to plan ahead on the weekend of 22 and 23 April as electrification work means changes to services between Kettering and Corby. 

Vital work to adapt three bridges and lower track to clear the way for an electric railway between Kettering and Wigston will get underway this March.

More reliable journeys are in store for passengers travelling between Uttoxeter and Stoke-on-Trent as Network Rail invests £2 million to upgrade track through a 175-year-old tunnel.

• Derby, Nottingham and Bedford stations are among those supporting Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign with events to empower passengers to start a conversation if they see someone who needs help
• Only around 45% of people in the East Midlands feel confident approaching someone they are concerned about in public
• New campaign film launches today to reassure the public that a little small talk like ‘where can I get a coffee?’ can set someone on a path to recovery

A brand-new footbridge is now helping to ease congestion at Thameslink’s busiest train station north of London, St Albans City.

Passengers are set to benefit from smoother, more reliable train journeys as Network Rail upgrade the tracks through Rolleston, Nottinghamshire this February.

Work has begun to improve Platform 1 at Derby station, benefitting passengers travelling between Penzance and Edinburgh this Spring.