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• Major work is taking place to upgrade signalling in Middlesbrough this month
• Control of signals will move from traditional signal boxes to York’s Rail Operating Centre to bring a modern, more reliable railway
• No trains to/from Middlesbrough from Saturday 13 to Monday 15 November – bus replacement services will keep passengers moving

Trudy Harrison MP, DfT minister and Member of Parliament for Copeland, was joined by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines this afternoon to get a closer look at the best of British low-carbon train technology at Glasgow Central station. 

Passengers at Edinburgh Waverley station can now get free and unlimited WiFi which is fast enough to support video calls and streaming. 

Network Rail has launched a competition to highlight some of the exciting Information Technology careers available at the organisation, and in the wider rail industry, to young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Customers are being thanked for their patience after work to provide smoother and more reliable journeys between Southampton and Bournemouth was completed on time.

Work to renew the roof at Stirling station has opened a window to the past and unearthed a treasure trove of papers and post cards - some dating back to the First World War.

Sixty sustainably powered weather stations are now monitoring the railway between London Euston and Carlisle to keep passengers and freight moving safely.

A speed restriction on the railway line between Ely and Peterborough has been raised following a programme of wheel timber renewals across four bridges near Manea. Trains can now travel at up to 75mph enabling more reliable journeys for passengers.