• Work progressing on new £41m station west of Edinburgh
• Part of wider EGIP work which will deliver electrification on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line by December 2016
• New station remains on track for delivery by end of year

Network Rail is inviting its lineside neighbours and other members of the local community in Chorley and Lostock to drop-in events this week to find out more about the work required to electrify the line between Manchester and Preston via Bolton.

A piece of Bingham’s railway heritage has been handed over to the town council for posterity by Network Rail.

A task force led by Dover and Deal MP Charlie Elphicke has been created to help with the work to rebuild the railway between Dover and Folkestone and reduce the impact on passengers.

A railway bridge which carries the East Coast Main Line through Huntingdon is set for the final phase of improvements as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Greater Manchester’s elected leaders have repeated their support for vital improvements to the railway as work on the city’s Ordsall Chord progresses.

Network Rail has confirmed that the footpath level crossing at Cofton will remain closed during 2016 while a safer solution for crossing the railway on this route is found and put in place.

A major investment programme to improve journeys for passengers on the railway between London and Norwich steps up a gear in February as Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ starts 10 weekends of upgrade work.