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• Despite fewer trains and passengers on the rail network due to the Covid-19 pandemic, bridge strikes still cost Network Rail more than £5.5 million in delay and cancellation fees in 2020/21

• More than 1,600 bridges were hit over the year, with the most bashed - Coddenham Road bridge in Suffolk - struck 19 times

• In anticipation of a spike in incidents over Black Friday and the Christmas period, and an influx of newly qualified lorry drivers on Britain’s roads, ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ campaign is being rolled out reminding lorry drivers to check the height of their vehicles and plan their route in advance to avoid low bridges

Five railway workers based in York and Leeds have volunteered their time to build new facilities for St Michael’s Youth Project in Hull as part of the BBC’s DIY SOS: The Big Build programme for Children in Need.

Network Rail will shortly demolish the existing bridge under the Highland Mainline railway at Lynebeg, near Inverness, and replace it with a new structure. It is part of the advance works for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project.

Train services between Weymouth and Yeovil Pen Mill, Dorchester South and Wool will be affected by major improvements in November and December.

Network Rail will carry out a package of improvements, maintenance and upgrades to benefit Anglia’s railways to drive down delays and improve reliability for passengers while the majority of the network will remain open for business as usual.

• Vast majority of the rail network – over 95% – will be open for business as usual for passengers looking to travel by train over Christmas and New Year
• Most of the £131m upgrade work planned for when passenger trains don't run – such as overnight, Christmas Day and Boxing Day – to minimise disruption. But some routes will be affected by the essential work taking place, so passengers should plan ahead
• Passengers – who are asked to wear a face covering in busy indoor settings unless they are exempt – can continue to travel with confidence this Christmas

Following last week’s accident, Network Rail, South Western Railway and Great Western Railway today announce that trains through Salisbury will begin running again on Tuesday, 16 November.

Local people and railway workers in Liverpool have unveiled a World War II memorial made from forgotten anti-tank blocks known as ‘dragon's teeth’ which were uncovered during bridge maintenance work.