• Improvement work takes place between Saturday 24 October and Sunday 1 November, affecting train services through Havant  
• The latest track and signalling improvements are part of two major projects to provide a more reliable railway for South Western Railway and Southern customers 
• Customers should plan their journeys carefully, as buses will replace trains in the Chichester, Guildford, Havant, Petersfield, Portsmouth and Southampton areas 

Trespassers on the railway in the North West cost the taxpayer nearly £6m in the last year, it has been revealed.

A level crossing which was closed over safety concerns after youngsters were spotted playing “chicken” with trains will reopen after a significant upgrade, Network Rail can confirm.

This once-in-a-generation programme will deliver years’ worth of improvements during a four-week railway closure in January 2027.

• Trespass crime including cable theft, vandalism, and obstruction caused nearly five months of delays to passengers and cost the industry over £10 million in delay costs in 2025/26
• Cable theft alone caused over 2,100 hours of delays and saw delay costs double to £6.8m in 2025/26 
• New crackdown campaign sees rail industry and British Transport Police working closer together than ever in tackling trespass and railway crime  
• New technology and better evidence gathering to bring more offenders to justice and reduce impact on passengers. 

Videos have been released of a major project in Derbyshire to upgrade lines inside a 400-metre-long Victorian railway tunnel.

Communities across the North are being encouraged to apply for a share of £270,000 as the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) opens applications for the third year of its Community Fund.

Passenger services will be affected when the reconstruction of a bridge deck takes place in Sheffield.