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A Cornwall MP and local councillors visited Roskear signal box near Camborne station on Friday 16 November to celebrate the completion of a £30million upgrade to signalling in Devon and Cornwall that will improve reliability and increase services in the south west.

Network Rail is giving passengers advance notice of a six days of changes to train services between Derby and Matlock from 10 February to 16 February 2019, as work takes place to upgrade the railway in Derbyshire.

Work is now underway on a six-month, £700,000 programme to renew major components on the overhead line electrification system on the Argyle line.

The main Wigan-Manchester railway lines will be closed to trains on Saturday so that Network Rail can finish off engineering works as part of the Manchester-Preston upgrade.

Small Talk Saves Lives campaign urges public to look out for those at risk.

Major investment in Leeds is set to continue after schemes to improve both train journeys and the look and feel of the station were announced.

Network Rail in Wales and Borders is set to benefit from a record £2billion to provide a safer and more reliable railway for passengers and freight customers.

Charities hosting events at the Forth Bridge have benefitted to the tune of £640,000 during 2018, the largest annual sum recorded by Network Rail, the owners and operators of the Forth Bridge.