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Network Rail, The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) and the Rail Freight Group (RFG) are delighted by the introduction of the new Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, which comes into force from today.

Passengers will soon benefit from better access at Carlisle station thanks to a £1.8 million investment to provide new lifts and reopen a subway.

Work has started on a new state-of-the-art signalling and training centre which will control large areas of railway in London and the south west.

Electric trains on the Chase Line will move a step closer this Autumn as Network Rail starts work to electrify the railway between Walsall, Cannock and Rugeley Trent Valley.

Edinburgh’s Waverley Station will open its doors to the public this weekend, with tours of the historic railway terminal timed to correspond with the launch of a new book about the station

• King’s Cross Square is officially opened by Secretary of State for Transport, Mayor of London and Network Rail chief executive
• New 75,000 sq ft King’s Cross Square is the final part of the £550m redevelopment of King’s Cross station
• Redevelopment has helped to attract £2.2bn of private investment into a previously largely derelict and disused 67 acre site, including 2,000 new homes

A youth group will help to highlight the need to stay safe on level crossings when it performs in a Portsmouth school this week.

Passengers who use the Brighton main line between London Victoria, Gatwick Airport and the south coast are being advised of changes to train services over the Christmas and New Year period.