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Network Rail has today (Wednesday, November 5) announced the awarding of alliancing contracts with Costain and Morgan Sindall to deliver the core physical works on the Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).

Residents living alongside the East Coast Main Line through Cambridgeshire are invited to share their views as part of a second round of consultation into plans to close a number of level crossings.

Manor Green College in Crawley has undergone a DIY S.O.S-style transformation thanks to three companies working on the Thameslink rail improvement programme

Plans to make sure the railway in the east of England can continue to accommodate the huge growth in demand from passengers and freight over the next thirty years have been published by Network Rail – and members of the public are being encouraged to have their say on the proposals.

Members of the public are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about the doubling of the railway lines between Bristol’s two main stations, and about the benefits that electrification will bring to the city.

A deal to transfer ownership of many of Britain’s key rail freight sites to Network Rail has been agreed with three of the country’s biggest freight operating companies.

The most significant work to the Scarborough rail bridge in York for 140 years will start in November.

Network Rail is increasing its investment in the talent of the future by raising the number of places available on its graduate and work placement schemes by over 40%.