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Richard Turner has been appointed as Network Rail’s first dedicated head of apprenticeship delivery to develop new programmes and help widen access to careers in the rail industry.

Rail passengers in the north are being warned of busier-than-usual trains this Saturday.

Work to stabilise a moving railway embankment on a section of the busy West Coast main line in Stoke-on-Trent will start in February.

Network Rail has been working closely with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to develop proposals for a new station in Soham.

Network Rail will begin work on Monday 4 February to extend the platform at Corby station, part of a wider programme of enhancements on the Midland Main Line. The work will take place at the southern end of platform and will not disrupt passengers or station users.

Folkestone residents can begin looking forward to an exciting new future for the northern section of the disused Folkestone Harbour branch line as Network Rail today announced that it is to clear the line and begin discussions with local stakeholders on potential community uses.

Passengers planning to use train services between Southport and Wigan this Sunday (27 January) are being urged to check before they travel ahead of work to lengthen station platforms.

Rail staff across Wales and Borders backed the Samaritans’ bid to turn ‘Blue Monday’ into ‘Brew Monday’ today (Monday 21 January), by helping get people together for tea and a chat, on what has been dubbed ‘the most difficult day of the year’.