Network Rail has submitted two alternative planning applications for the same site as it seeks to reduce the risk of misuse at Warren Lane level crossing in Branston.

The search is on across the West Midlands for young people to join Network Rail’s advanced apprenticeship scheme.

Network Rail is holding a series of ‘drop-in’ information sessions in Staffordshire in support of a proposed programme of improvement works in the Norton Bridge and Stafford area.

Work on preparing for the latest test facility on the national rail network is progressing well, with the refurbishment of the train at Wembley and training of signallers at King’s Cross.

Due to start work this summer, the Hertford National Integration Facility (HNIF) will see European Train Control System (ETCS) kit from four suppliers put through its paces on a five-mile section of the Hertford loop.

Network Rail has submitted plans for a footbridge to reduce the risk of misuse at Brayford Wharf level crossing in Lincoln. The company is also seeking to improve pedestrian access around the city through provision of two new footbridges at Brayford Wharf and High Street crossings.

The search is on across the North West for young people to join Network Rail’s advanced apprenticeship scheme.

Birmingham City Council, John Lewis and Network Rail have signed a Jobs and Skills Charter today which will help local people access more than 1,000 new jobs created by the development of the new Grand Central Birmingham shopping centre and Birmingham New Street station.

Network Rail refreshed and expanded the data available on its website’s transparency portal today: www.networkrail.co.uk/transparency