Repairing a landslip on the railway in Sussex is likely to take between 6-8 weeks, engineers say.

• Biggest package of improvements for passengers travelling to and from London Waterloo for decades
• Better station, extra seats and a fleet of new trains
• 30% increase in peak time passenger capacity by 2019
• Infrastructure investment includes longer platforms for longer trains
• Improved depots for this railway’s biggest ever fleet of trains

A 17-year-old schoolgirl from Northamptonshire will have her first year’s university tuition fees paid after landing the top prize in a national competition to encourage more young women to consider a career in IT.

Network Rail is refurbishing the iconic Reddish viaduct on the Hope Valley Line between Sheffield and Manchester to help protect it for the next 100 years.

Passengers across the south are reminded to check before they travel this weekend as they are set to benefit from one of the biggest investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network at Easter.

Network Rail Consulting, the international consultancy arm of Network Rail, is pleased to announce that Thomas Downs has been appointed as a non-executive director of Network Rail Consulting Ltd and chair of its North American business, Network Rail Consulting Inc.

Work to replace a level crossing in Downham Market, Norfolk, completed this week as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Rail passengers in Wales are being reminded to check before they travel this Easter as Network Rail embarks on one of the biggest Easter investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network.