• Biggest signalling upgrade since the Durham Coast line was created in early 1900s
• Passengers in the North East will benefit from a better, more reliable train service
• Level crossings will also be enhanced for better performance
• No trains between Middlesbrough and Hartlepool over the next two weekends – passengers who must travel urged to check their journey in advance

Onboard driver CCTV has caught the moment two women and a dog narrowly missed being hit by a train at a Lancashire level crossing this week.

Engineers have extended the life of a Victorian viaduct and improved track in Portsmouth following a week of maintenance.

Emergency work is taking place to repair a landslip on the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham .

• Rail improvements announced for Greater Manchester as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) boost to Northern economy
• Improvements require 16-day railway closure in August between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale/Stalybridge stations
• Rail leaders commit to keep passengers moving between Leeds and Manchester by train
• Replacements buses will be in operation on the Calder Valley line between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria stations

• Rail improvements announced for Greater Manchester as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) boost to Northern economy
• Improvements require 16-day railway closure in August between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale/Stalybridge stations
• Rail leaders commit to keep passengers moving between Leeds and Manchester by train
• Replacements buses will be in operation on the Calder Valley line between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria stations

The railway line between Stonehaven and Montrose will remain closed until Monday February 22 as engineers work to complete repairs on a damaged bridge between the towns.

The lights outside one of London Liverpool Street station’s main entrances have been turned purple today, Wednesday 27 January, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.