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Emergency night-time work is taking place to repair multiple landslips beside the railway between Coventry and Rugby.

To celebrate World Book Day today (5 March) Network Rail has teamed up with the world’s most famous blue engine and pre-schooler favourite, Thomas the Tank Engine™ and will be giving away special edition books in Smyths stores.

• Landslip close to Salisbury closed the line between Salisbury and Romsey on 18 February
• Interim fix devised by engineers will enable the line to be reopened by the end of March
• Longer-term solution to rebuild the embankment will be delivered once local flooding subsides and heavy machinery  can reach the area

Rail passengers and road users are being warned of disruption because of a fault with three automatic level crossings on the Marston Vale line in Bedfordshire.

Plans for a Forth Bridge visitor centre and bridge walk experience moved a step closer to reality today with Network Rail’s proposals gaining planning permission from City of Edinburgh Council.

Network Rail will be working around the clock between Welshpool and Newtown this Sunday to make some emergency repairs to an embankment on the railway following storm damage caused by the recent extreme weather.

Passengers using Leeds railway station have helped to prevent over 1000 single-use plastic bottles* from being used through utilising a water refill point which was installed last month.

Emergency work to secure a landslip hit section of the West Coast main line near Warrington has successfully reopened the railway for passengers a day ahead of schedule.