Network Rail has started an extensive programme of tree and vegetation management works to clear 250km of the Edinburgh-Glasgow and Borders railway lines.

Taylor Swift fans heading to the superstar’s Principality Stadium concert next month won’t need a Getaway Car to make a Swift exit as Network Rail will pause its engineering works on the Vale of Glamorgan line.

Network Rail recently completed a £2.7m upgrade Manchester Oxford Road station, giving passengers a smoother experience as they travel through the city centre.

Journeys along the Chiltern main line will be more reliable thanks to specialist environmental work to protect and manage lineside trees.

Network Rail, East Midlands Railway, and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) are coming together to issue their top tips to passengers to keep them on the move during major upgrade work that will close sections of the Midland Main Line in June.

Network Rail is raising the height of a Grade II listed bridge to allow for the electrification of the Wigan to Bolton line.

Network Rail is investing more than £20m in rebuilding a major railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale.

A milestone has been reached for the electrification of the Midland Main Line after the final bridge was demolished on the Kettering to Wigston stretch to prepare for new overhead wires to be powered up.