A series of traditional “railway hedges” are thriving at a North London station - along one of Britain’s busiest main lines – following intervention by Network Rail and The Tree Council. 

A Bristol primary school has received support from BAM, the contractor building the new Ashley Down station, to create a new green outdoor space that pupils can enjoy.

Network Rail has completed a six-day, £1.9 million upgrade of the Stranraer line.

The project involved replacing more than 1km of track at Laggansarroch viaduct, near Girvan, including the use of 200 recycled plastic (composite) sleepers over the structure itself.

From Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April customers are being urged to check before they travel as buses replace trains across parts of the railway in Kent, Sussex and South London

Train services through Baildon will remain suspended for several weeks more after the complex nature of the site has caused work to progress more slowly than anticipated.

From Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April customers are being urged to check before they travel as buses replace trains across part of Network Rail’s Wessex route while Network Rail completes a range of essential upgrades to the railway as part of a wider £89m programme of investment across the country.

West Coast Main Line passengers are urged to travel either side of the Easter bank holiday weekend with London Euston closed to all main line services during major track upgrades.