Pilning residents are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about the work taking place in their area to prepare the Great Western Main Line for the arrival of a new fleet of electric trains.

Network Rail’s orange army has swung into action to reopen the northern section of the West Coast main line after extensive flooding of the tracks receded overnight.

People living and working in Crewe are invited to attend a drop-in session to find out more about Network Rail’s plans to strengthen the Hungerford Road bridge in Crewe, part of the company’s £17m investment in the Crewe to Manchester and Sandbach to Northwich lines.

Train passengers were travelling today for the first time on a newly modernised railway between Crewe and Shrewsbury following a £25m upgrade by Network Rail.

The West Coast main line north of Carlisle will remain closed for several days after eight feet of water flooded the railway.

The West Coast main line was closed to trains today between Carlisle and Oxenholme after multiple floods and landslips made it impassable.

Speed restrictions are being put in place across large sections of the railway in the north west of England as the region prepares for further strong winds and rain.

Network Rail has awarded an alliancing contract with Atkins, Laing O’Rourke and VolkerRail for the design and construction of the East West Rail Phase 2 (EWR2) scheme.