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Rail passengers are being advised of a six-day railway closure between Wigan and Bolton from this Saturday while work continues on the electrification of the line.

Network Rail has completed a range of essential upgrades to the railway between London Euston, the Midlands, North West and Scotland over the early May bank holiday.

Network Rail reopened Nazeing New Road on time yesterday morning after completing a four-month project to deliver a replacement bridge. The new bridge is expected to help road users and train passengers travel through the area safely and reliably for 120 years. It needed to be fully replaced as it had reached the end of its useful life.

Network Rail has worked with partners from across the rail industry to upgrade the track and restore St Blazey turntable to its former glory in preparation for Flying Scotsman’s visit Cornwall this weekend.

Rail passengers travelling between Westbury, Castle Cary and Taunton are advised to check before travelling from Sunday 30 April to Wednesday 3 May as Network Rail carries out engineering and structural maintenance work to enable the continued safe and reliable running of services.

A 10-week programme to renew track at Glasgow Central's platform 1 is progressing well.

Network Rail is inviting residents in Alexandra Palace and Hadley Wood to find out more about vegetation management work that is taking place on the railway.

A community in Ty Ddu, Radnorshire, are now benefitting from an improved and safer level crossing after Network Rail installed new miniature stop lights – the first of its kind on the Heart of Wales line.