Scotland’s Transport Minister, Fiona Hyslop, has today installed the final pandrol clip to mark completion of track laying on the Levenmouth Rail Link project.

Network Rail is advising communities along the route of the Levenmouth line that crossing points over the railway will close at the end of the month.

Network Rail is reminding Reading festival-goers that Reading station will close early this Saturday evening because of industrial action by the RMT.

Rail passengers and road users are being reminded of temporary works due to start this weekend outside Anniesland station.

• Passengers are being warned of limited trains on Saturday 26 August due to strike action by staff at multiple train operators
• A special timetable will be in place with only six trains per hour leaving Manchester Piccadilly
• Many routes will see no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• People travelling into the city for Manchester Pride are being warned not to get caught out with trains finishing much earlier than usual
• Passengers are advised that trains which are running will be extremely busy, and to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries

• The majority of the rail network will be open as usual over the forthcoming August bank holiday weekend (Sat 26th to Monday 28th August), however, industrial action means services in England and some cross-border journeys into Scotland and Wales will be significantly disrupted on Saturday 26 August.

• As the level of disruption will vary across the country, passengers should check their travel arrangements in advance. Timetables are now live, so those travelling over the bank holiday can check the status of their journey at nationalrail.co.uk or with their train operator

Automated inspection, acoustic monitoring using fibre optic cables and other technological improvements are among the developments being worked on as part of a partnership between British railway infrastructure company Network Rail and its Dutch equivalent, ProRail.

Network Rail is reminding passengers to continue to check before they travel as work continues over the bank holiday weekend as part of a 14-day three-part closure of the railway between Barnes and Virginia Water, Windsor & Eton Riverside and Hounslow, to allow the newly installed signals to be switched on.