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• The majority of the rail network will be open as usual over the forthcoming August bank holiday weekend (Sat 26th to Monday 28th August), however, industrial action means services in England and some cross-border journeys into Scotland and Wales will be significantly disrupted on Saturday 26 August.

• As the level of disruption will vary across the country, passengers should check their travel arrangements in advance. Timetables are now live, so those travelling over the bank holiday can check the status of their journey at nationalrail.co.uk or with their train operator

Automated inspection, acoustic monitoring using fibre optic cables and other technological improvements are among the developments being worked on as part of a partnership between British railway infrastructure company Network Rail and its Dutch equivalent, ProRail.

Network Rail is reminding passengers to continue to check before they travel as work continues over the bank holiday weekend as part of a 14-day three-part closure of the railway between Barnes and Virginia Water, Windsor & Eton Riverside and Hounslow, to allow the newly installed signals to be switched on.

Network Rail is reminding passengers to plan ahead as no train services will operate out of London Charing Cross and Waterloo East for the next two weekends.

During four consecutive weekends in September, engineers will be working to maintain the safety of our infrastructure between Shenfield, Southend Victoria, and Southminster. 

A £2.9m project to replace a bridge on a key walking route over the Neilston railway line has taken a big step forward.

The new lounge, which is adjacent to the taxi rank on the upper deck at London Paddington, provides passengers who use the assistance programme with accessible wheelchair spaces, reduced mobility seating and a customer information screen.  

Network Rail teams will begin major work to the River Devon Viaduct in Newark next month in order to keep trains running reliably and safely for years to come.