Network Rail is advising passengers travelling between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly of rail closures in July and August as part of emergency railway repair work.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Bristol in July when Network Rail will be replacing track that runs through the Severn Tunnel.

Emergency services responded to an incident in the Crewe area this morning, affecting train services in the West Midlands and the North West.

Passengers planning weekend rail journeys this June are being advised to check before they travel due to railway upgrades between Northamptonshire and London and Leicester and Peterborough.

Network Rail engineers worked through the night to install the steel structures at Anniesland railway station on Saturday (June 15).

Network Rail’s Sharon Salmon has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the railway and diversity and inclusion.  

Network Rail is reminding those living, working and travelling through Anniesland Cross that lift towers are being installed at the railway station this weekend.

Changes to weekday services between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds will be in place from Monday 24 June to Saturday 20 July as Transpennine Route Upgrade completes major upgrades.