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Thornliebank road bridge will be replaced as the next phase of work begins to electrify the railway corridor between East Kilbride and Glasgow.

Yesterday (Thursday 22 February), representatives from the Railway Heritage Trust, Henley-in-Arden Parish Council, West Midlands Railway, Friends of the Shakespeare Line and Friends of Henley Railway Station joined Network Rail’s Lord Peter Hendy to open Henley-in-Arden’s newly refurbished station building.

Network Rail teams are making progress in their efforts to reopen the railway line through Baildon after a landslip caused it to close in early February.

Network Rail engineers will be carrying out major upgrades to the East Coast Main Line between York and Newcastle in March, resulting in some changes to train services.

Volunteers will be at stations across Network Rail's East Midlands route for Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign to remind the public that small talk can be lifesaving as half the nation admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.

Volunteers will be at stations across Network Rail's North & East route for Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign to remind the public that small talk can be lifesaving as half the nation admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.

Volunteers will be at stations across the East Coast Main Line for Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign to remind the public that small talk can be lifesaving as half the nation admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.

• Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as 52% of people in the south west admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.

• Reading station will host a pop-up campaign event on Wednesday 6 March to get people talking.