Rail passengers are reminded of a fortnight of changes to train travel in the Sleaford and Spalding areas as the next stage of improvement work to the Great Northern Great Eastern (GNGE) line start this Friday (25 July).

From 23 to 31 August, passengers on the First Capital Connect Thameslink rail route between Bedford and London will need to find another route to and from London Bridge as Network Rail’s plan to completely rebuild the rail station continues.

Next month, between 23 and 31 August, passengers travelling from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge will need to find an alternative route to and from the capital as Network Rail’s plan to completely rebuild London Bridge station continues. For nine days, two of the three train operators who normally serve the station will be unable to call there.

Next month, between 23 and 31 August, passengers travelling from or through East Croydon to London Bridge will need to find an alternative route to and from the capital as Network Rail’s plan to completely rebuild London Bridge station continues. For nine days, two of the three train operators who normally serve the station will be unable to call there.

Network Rail is inviting local residents to find out more about how the railway works by coming on a tour of Kintbury signal box.

A new signalling centre which will eventually control large parts of the railway in the north west of England has been officially opened in Manchester.

Pupils from Brinkworth Earl Danby’s CE Primary School in Chippenham were given the opportunity to show off their artistic talents last week in a drawing competition organised by Network Rail and their contractor, J Murphy & Sons Ltd (Murphy).

Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, has officially opened a new £2.2m Tees Valley rail station that is vital to the area’s transport infrastructure.