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• Network Rail engineering works will affect some services in SW London and Surrey as track and other equipment set for renewal
• Passengers should check their journey before they travel.
• Passengers should travel safely over the forthcoming August Bank Holiday, those who are travelling by rail should wear a face covering unless they are exempt. Passengers should maintain a distance from other passengers wherever possible

Rail services and road traffic are currently disrupted after a lorry collided with the level crossing barriers at Manningtree, taking them completely off.

Network Rail has successfully delivered more than £1m of work to renew track and refurbish a key junction on Scotland’s Railway in Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire.

Commuters from parts of South East London and Kent are being warned that their journeys to and from central London could take longer and peak time services will be busier during week-long engineering work at Hither Green.

Work is underway to refresh Bookham station, a Grade II listed building in Surrey, to improve passenger journeys and preserve the much-loved structure.

Glasgow Central will host a collection tomorrow (Thursday, July 23) in support of the city’s food banks.

Motorists are being advised about changes to road closures for an essential upgrade to a railway bridge which crosses a dual carriageway in St Helens.

Bromborough station on the Wirral is being improved for passengers as the region’s railway network evolves for the future.