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This weekend: £4.5m upgrade begins on scenic Kyle line
Work gets underway this weekend on a major £4.5m upgrade to the Kyle of Lochalsh railway in the Highlands.

ONE WEEK TO GO: Network Rail to renew junction near Reading station and carry out upgrade works between Staines and Windsor
Passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey will face changes to their journeys during October half-term, from Saturday 25 October to Friday 31 October, while Network Rail carries out major upgrades on the lines between Wokingham and Reading as well as between Staines and Windsor with buses replacing trains during the work.

Salford Crescent’s £21m upgrades for passengers now 75% complete
Passengers are another step closer to benefiting from the multi-million-pound overhaul of Salford Crescent station to improve journeys from next year.

Upgrades underway for oldest in-situ cast-iron railway bridge in the world
Crawshaw Woods Bridge near Leeds is the oldest cast-iron railway bridge in the world to still be in use over a live railway, and last weekend (October 11-12), engineers carefully moved it as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.

ONE WEEK TO GO: Passengers reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel this half-term as railway closes between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings and Bexhill for essential improvement work
Southeastern and Southern passengers are being reminded to plan ahead this October half-term if travelling on the Hastings line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings.

Job done: boost for long-term reliability on London – Norwich line and Harwich branch
Network Rail has completed vital bridge works near Manningtree and replaced key overhead line infrastructure to help keep trains running safely and reliably for decades to come.

New railway timepiece marks new beginning for Britain’s railway and celebrates 200 years of trains
Today, Network Rail and partners across the Government and railway industry marked the launch of the railway’s first national clock design for over 50 years*, at London Bridge station.

First test run for electric trains on East Kilbride line
An electric train has run on the East Kilbride line for the first time ever, completing a successful test journey from Glasgow.