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Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line to destinations including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street have been warned to plan journeys in advance tomorrow.

Rail passengers in Greater Manchester are being urged to plan journeys in advance ahead of engineering work taking place over the next week.

Recovery and repair work at the site of the Bedford train collision has now been fully completed, with passenger services on the Midland Main Line set to resume on Monday 29 June.

Passengers travelling today (Friday 26 June) are also reminded that a Met Office red weather warning for extreme heat is in force across a large part of England, and should only travel today if absolutely necessary.

Network Rail is working to repair damage to overhead line equipment at Muirhouse, close to Glasgow Central, following a loss of power.

A plea for passengers across the West Midlands and Chiltern areas to only travel if absolutely necessary has been extended into Friday after the Met Office's weather warning was extended.

Passengers travelling into and out of London Euston station should expect disruption in the coming days and only travel if essential today and tomorrow (25 and 26 June).

Request for rail passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary as Met Office weather warning is extended into Friday 26 June.

The lift serving platforms 3 and 4 at Sevenoaks station has reopened, with work now switching to the lift on platforms 1 and 2.