The A532 Hungerford road bridge (Manchester Bridge) over the railway in Crewe will be rebuilt as part of a £17m investment by Network Rail to extend its life by more than 60 years.

A new campaign has been launched encouraging students in Wales to take care at level crossings as it is revealed that 108 young people on the Wales route were involved in a near miss with a train at a level crossing in the past five years.

The 160,000 sports fans heading to Manchester this Saturday were today (Fri) urged to allow extra time for their train journeys.

Network Rail has written to residents to apologise for the disruption caused by the current closure of Plumpton level crossing, setting out the possible steps that could enable the crossing to reopen in the short term whilst working to find an acceptable, safe, long term solution for crossing users and the community.

Passengers and the community of Port Talbot have been thanked for their patience after Network Rail completed its work to install a new bridge over two weekends.

Network Rail has appointed Jo Kaye as director, network strategy and planning.

Leeds and Wigan fans were today advised to allow more time for their train journeys to and from Manchester for the sold-out Super League Grand Final this Saturday (10 October).

A new campaign has been launched encouraging students in the east of England to take care at level crossings as it is revealed that 430 young people in the region were involved in a near miss with a train at a level crossing in the past five years.