Passengers using Birmingham New Street are significantly happier with their station experience, according to the latest National Rail Passenger Survey.

A total of 95% of commuters using Manchester Piccadilly station are either satisfied or very satisfied with their station according to the National Rail Passenger Survey.

Network Rail will start excavation work next week as it continues to build the vital new Ordsall Chord between Manchester Victoria and Piccadilly stations – but it will mean speed restrictions and traffic measures on the Manchester ring road at Trinity Way.

Job seekers are encouraged to apply early as Network Rail’s popular and award-winning Advanced Apprenticeship scheme opens for applications.  Network Rail is looking to recruit 150 apprentices nationwide as it continues to deliver its £38bn Railway Upgrade Plan. Last year, it received more than 3,500 applications for the scheme. Apprentices will be part of the 20,000-strong orange army of front line engineers and technicians who fix and maintain the rail infrastructure, enabling 1.6 billion journeys every year.

Passengers using Reading station are now happier with their experience than they were a year ago, according to the National Passenger Survey.

Customers using Leeds station are now happier with their experience than they were a year ago, according to the National Rail Passenger Survey.

Network Rail closed the railway between Whitehaven and Workington just after 2pm on Tuesday (26 January) when the sea wall at Parton was breached by the sea in three places.

Passengers are back on track on the Glasgow-Stranraer line today after engineers completed vital works to stabilise the flood-damaged Laggansarroch Viaduct.