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Billion-pound plans to enhance rail travel to and from London have progressed further with digital upgrade work that took place over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Network Rail and train operators on the East Coast Main Line are urging passengers to check before travelling as key upgrades take place on the route between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Network Rail has completed six consecutive days of work on the East Suffolk Line to reduce the chance of disruption to passengers in future.

Network Rail is carrying out the final phase of enhancement works at Dunblane station to help improve service reliability on Scotland’s Railway.

Scotland’s Transport Minister, Fiona Hyslop, has today installed the final pandrol clip to mark completion of track laying on the Levenmouth Rail Link project.

Network Rail is advising communities along the route of the Levenmouth line that crossing points over the railway will close at the end of the month.

Network Rail is reminding Reading festival-goers that Reading station will close early this Saturday evening because of industrial action by the RMT.

Rail passengers and road users are being reminded of temporary works due to start this weekend outside Anniesland station.