With a Met Office amber weather warning in place across much of Scotland on Sunday, passengers are being advised to check before travelling as high winds, heavy rain and melting snow could affect services on Scotland’s Railway this weekend.

Archaeological discoveries in Ravensthorpe have revealed a possible historic small settlement dating back to Roman times, with environmental samples being processed in order to learn the full extent of findings.

Network Rail has taken another significant step forward in the rebuild of the platform one building at Troon station.

Railway reliability upgrades by Network Rail will mean temporary closures of the level crossings at Wokingham station and Easthampstead Road (Star Lane) and diversions in place for road users in the area from 26 January to 19 February.

Okehampton United Charities has leased seven acres of unplanted grassland to Network Rail for 35 years under a new agreement that will help protect wildlife and increase biodiversity in Devon. 

Network Rail has thanked passengers after completing major repairs to shore up a landslip on the Chiltern main line after storms and heavy rain destabilised a railway embankment in Bicester.

Network Rail is thanking customers for their patience whilst engineers carried out reliability upgrades between Hounslow, Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside to support the reliable running of the railway and South Western Railway services.

Network Rail teams have completed two weekends of upgrade work as part of the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), with further work planned between London King’s Cross and Grantham in February.