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A £6.55m investment by Network Rail and GWR in the railway in Cornwall will see the construction of three new sidings in Penzance, helping longer trains to run and be maintained in Cornwall.

Work is now underway at Lynebeg in the Scottish Highlands to support local ecology as engineers prepare for the construction of a new pond as part of advance works for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project.

Rail passengers travelling to Liverpool Lime Street for the Grand National are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start when the world-famous horse racing festival returns tomorrow.

Network Rail engineers begin work to transform the Ebbw Vale line, which will enable Transport for Wales to run more trains in the future. 

• Network Rail is upgrading the track at Duffield station this Easter (Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 April)
• The £700k scheme will bring smoother, more reliable journeys for passengers
• People should plan ahead and check their journey with National Rail Enquiries

Network Rail has completed works to upgrade drainage and worn-out track between Maryland and Forest Gate to increase reliability for Greater Anglia and TfL Rail passengers on the line between Norwich and London.

While most people will be unwrapping Easter eggs, Network Rail engineers will be laying track this as a project to renew the railway around Tonbridge continues.

Network Rail’s £160m improvement project to improve signalling between London Victoria and East Croydon tales another step forward this Easter with new track and points being put in place at Clapham Junction.