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A world first will take place in Yorkshire next month to celebrate the heritage and future of one of the country’s most iconic railway lines.

Network Rail is advising passengers in the Guildford area to ‘Check Before You Travel’ over two full weekends and two Sundays in April and May while it invests £800,000 to renew important sections of track to make journeys more reliable.

Emma Taylor, an aerial survey specialist for Network Rail, will appear in a new documentary series which goes behind the scenes of the rail industry.

Tom O’Boyle, a signaller for Network Rail in Claypole, appears in a new documentary series which goes behind the scenes of the rail industry.

Residents in Lancashire and Greater Manchester are invited to drop-in events in March and April to find out more about work to be carried out to electrify the line between Preston and Manchester.

Mardy Road Bridge in Cardiff will close to road traffic from 20 March 2017 until autumn 2018, as essential work to upgrade the railway continues in preparation for a new fleet of electric trains which will improve journeys for passengers.

Engineers will be working throughout this weekend (March 18 and 19) in Forres as they continue to construct the railway infrastructure needed to deliver the town’s new train station.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel ahead of a vital £100m investment on the Calder Valley line as part of the Railway Upgrade Plan in West Yorkshire.