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Network Rail and the British Transport Police now have a birds eye view of the railway, which can help to find trespassers quickly, keeping everyone safe and preventing delays.

Engineers have successfully completed major improvements on the Forth Viaduct in Stirling, extending the lifespan of the bridge and ensuring work on this scale won’t be needed for another 25 years.

A week of major engineering work will get underway on the Tunbridge Wells to Hastings line this October half term, to improve the reliability of the route. 

Railway engineers have been inspecting the damage caused after a freight train carrying cement derailed in Carlisle.

Passengers in Surrey and Hampshire are set to benefit from safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys as engineers continue the Portsmouth Direct Upgrade.

Network Rail is helping keep train services in Devon running reliably this autumn by reducing the number of leaves on the railway tracks with the help of a specially-adapted 4x4 vehicle which can travel on rails and on the road.

Rail passengers are being warned of major disruption between Carlisle and Newcastle after an incident involving a freight train.

Reopening Castleford rail station’s second platform moves a step closer this October, after being closed for more than 20 years, to boost capacity and reliability for passengers.