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Network Rail has completed work to restore two historic railway bridges on Yarm Road in Darlington as part of a £60,000 investment.

A Network Rail apprentice based in Peterborough is encouraging people to follow in his footsteps and join Network Rail after the organisation’s apprenticeship scheme has been named as one of the top 20 apprentice employers in England.

Network Rail is urging passengers planning on travelling on routes to, from or through Sheffield over the coming days to check before travelling as work to recover a derailed freight train is ongoing.

Network Rail has completed improvements to 14 car parks across the South as part of a joint commitment with South West Railway (SWR) to improve facilities for passengers.

The iconic Glenfinnan viaduct lit up red tonight (Wednesday, November 11) as a tribute to all those who have lost their lives in defence of the country.

Engineers will be visiting the seaside this month - but not for a holiday. Old rails, sleepers and even the trackbed the railway sits on will be dug up and replaced through the Kent seaside town of Whitstable over the next two weekends.

Passengers travelling through Sheffield railway station are facing major disruption this morning after a freight train derailed overnight.

A huge railway junction repair was completed in record time on the Chiltern main line after a major fault was found on a vital section of track.