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The major transformation of The Pallasades shopping centre fully kicks off this month, as work to completely revamp it into Grand Central Birmingham gets underway.

Major improvements to the West Coast main line between Warrington and Preston were successfully completed on Monday morning after nine consecutive days of engineering. Four junctions - Golborne, Bamfurlong, Wigan Springs Branch and Balshaw Lane - were replaced and three miles of track re-laid to help increase line speeds and make journeys more reliable.

Major improvement work on the railway between Warrington and Preston was successfully completed this morning after nine consecutive days of intensive engineering. Four life-expired junctions were replaced and three miles of track re-laid to help increase line speeds and make journeys more reliable and punctual for passengers.

Network Rail’s 11^th annual general meeting has taken place today in Cardiff, at which chief executive David Higgins set out the progress made by the company in improving Britain’s railways over the past year. Highlights include:

Residents will soon see improvements to Bridge Road railway bridge in Kirkstall.

Electric trains will be able to run between Manchester Airport and Scotland from December 2013, Network Rail said today, as it announced completion of the first phase of the £400m North West electrification programme.

Passengers at Glasgow Central are getting a chance to see Scotland’s stunning scenery without even leaving the concourse thanks to a unique new photography exhibition.

Eight stations in south east London and Kent are to benefit from an £18.5m investment which will improve passengers’ access to trains and platforms.