The excavation of 34,000 tonnes of earth for a new rail underpass just outside Acton Main Line station has begun as part of works to prepare the route for the full arrival of Crossrail services in 2019.

Network Rail today published its initial response to the Office of Rail Regulation’s (ORR) final determination for the period 2014 to 2019, CP5.

Work to replace three level crossings in Hertfordshire with modern, safer alternatives is set to begin over the coming weeks as part of Network Rail’s national level crossing safety improvement programme.

Network Rail and British Transport Police are appealing for help in tracking down cable thieves after a number of recent incidents in the West Midlands.

More travel opportunities are on the way for passengers in Burnley and East Lancashire as engineers start work to construct a 300m section of track known as the Todmorden west curve.

Motorists using Coventry Road in Bulkington, Warwickshire should allow extra time for their journeys for the next month as Network Rail undertakes a major project to repair and improve a bridge repeatedly hit by oversize vehicles. As a result, the bridge will be closed to vehicles with a diversionary route in place.

The historic war memorial at King’s Cross station has been re-designed and reinstated at a dedicated service held on Sunday 27 October at the station ahead of London Poppy Day.