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Services on the West Coast main line through Stafford resumed on time today (Tuesday 3 May) after work took place over the bank holiday weekend as part of a £250m railway upgrade between Stafford and Crewe.

Commuters in South Yorkshire returned to work today on a better, more reliable railway thanks to the efforts of Network Rail’s orange army, who worked round-the-clock to improve the network over the bank holiday weekend.

Passengers travelling through Oxenholme in Cumbria will have a smoother, more reliable journey following a weekend of upgrade work by Network Rail's orange army.

Rail services between Sleights and Whitby have been suspended while engineers work to repair damage to the track near Ruswarp.

Network Rail will be hosting an information event on Tuesday, May 10, to give local residents the opportunity to find out more about plans to replace Millhall Road* level crossing with a fully-accessible footbridge.

Network Rail expects to re-open the railway line between Farnham and Alton on Wednesday 4 May, five days earlier than originally planned after a small army of engineers worked around the clock to stabilise the track at Wrecclesham.

A busy road next to London Bridge station will be closed to traffic one way as the Thameslink Programme enters the final stage of its massive station rebuilding project.

The roll out of a new set of minimum standards for all organisations working with Network Rail and representing it on the railway has been announced today.  The new ‘code of conduct’ has been launched to ensure that the 250,000 people who are working towards delivering the Railway Upgrade Plan on Britain’s railway infrastructure meet minimum standards on safety, and treat customers and communities with politeness and respect.