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Network Rail will carry out emergency works to the embankment at Ingatestone this weekend on the Great Eastern Main Line owing to damage that has closed one of the lines.

A 115 year old rail bridge over the busy A28 in Canterbury is undergoing vital repairs so that trains can continue to run safely across it for years to come – while, at the same time, enjoying a much-needed facelift.

Network Rail has reopened the lines at Rotherham Central this morning (Friday 22 January) after heavy rain flooded the tracks.

When Network Rail teams spotted Luka wandering along the tracks in Long Eaton, he got on board an engineering train to Burton, before being reunited with his owners.

The clip of Tidemills level crossing is the latest in a series of dangerous incidents on the railway, which could have ended with fatal or life-changing consequences.

A tractor driver has been caught on video dumping suspected floodwater into a railway station car park.

Scientists are using cutting-edge technology along Britain’s 20,000-mile rail network, as part of Network Rail’s new action plan for sustainable vegetation management.

Railway engineers across the North West are battling the effects of Storm Christoph as they try to keep passengers and freight safely on the move.