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Level crossing where motorists risk their lives set for major upgrade
- Major safety upgrade for the region's most misused level crossing
- Vital work will combat drivers jumping the lights and swerving the barriers
- Speed restriction imposed to stop a collision is now set to be lifted, so trains can travel at full speed again after six years
- Residents warned of two closures in November and January so the work can be completed
England fans urged to check before they travel ahead of Croatia match at Wembley
England fans planning on travelling to Wembley for the match against Croatia later this month are being urged to plan their journeys and check before they travel.
£1.7 million station refurbishment underway at Longbridge
Work has begun on the £1.7 million refurbishment of Longbridge station in Birmingham.
Passengers travelling on East Coast Main Line advised to plan ahead as upgrade to railway impacts train services this weekend
Network Rail is advising passengers planning to use the East Coast Main Line this weekend to check before they travel as work takes places on the line between Peterborough and Retford.
Passengers travelling on Midland Main Line urged to check before they travel this Christmas and New Year
Network Rail is urging passengers planning on travelling on the Midland Main Line, which runs from London St Pancras to major cities in Bedfordshire, the East Midlands and Yorkshire, to check before they travel this Christmas and New Year as Network Rail delivers huge upgrades to the railway.
Fulton MacGregor MSP visits Coatdyke viaduct works to view progress
Fulton MacGregor Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Coatbridge & Chryston, visited Coatdyke viaduct to view progress being made by Network Rail engineers to refurbish and strengthen the railway structure which forms the border of his constituency.
Dawlish drop-in session provides insight into plans to protect vital railway artery to the South West
Network Rail’s South West Rail Resilience Programme held its first community drop-in session last week (Tuesday 30 October) to update residents and the local community on ongoing work to improve the resilience of the railway between Dawlish and Teignmouth in Devon.
New step-free footbridge opens in Tottenham making access to services and the Lee Valley easier
As part of the £170m Lee Valley Rail Programme, Network Rail has opened a new footbridge over the West Anglia Main Line in Haringey, providing an upgraded link between the Lee Valley Park to the east and White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park to the west. Pedestrians looking to cross the railway at Northumberland Park station are now able to do so by using step-free ramps in addition to stairs improving accessibility for all.
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