We apologise to passengers for the disruption and inconvenience caused by the signalling issues in the Thames Valley area this week. It is not the level of service we wish to provide nor is it the level of service that passengers expect and deserve.

During the course of three days of talks facilitated by Acas, Network Rail, RMT, TSSA and Unite trade unions have been discussing the pay deals for 2015 to 2018 for the operations (including controllers), maintenance and bands 5-8 bargaining groups.

The redeveloped Birmingham New Street is to be one of the first stations in the country to feature state-of-the-art advertising screens above all of its main entrances.

Passengers returning to work through London Bridge, Charing Cross, Waterloo East and Cannon Street railway stations today (Tuesday) are being thanked for their patience after four days of intense work affected journeys over Easter.

Network Rail’s major improvement work over the Easter weekend was completed on time today, Tuesday 7 April, enabling passengers who travel on the Western route to London Paddington from the west, south west and Thames Valley to benefit from faster journeys, greater reliability and a better travelling experience.

Network Rail and Abellio Greater Anglia today thanked passengers for their patience as vital upgrades were completed over Easter on the line between London and Norwich.

People from Aspley Guise and surrounding villages including Woburn Sands, Ridgemont and Lidlington will have the opportunity to give their views on how railway crossing safety can be improved in their area by attending two public consultation events.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users are benefitting today after more than £100m of investment and improvement work was completed successfully – on time and on budget – across Britain’s railway over the Easter period.