Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the £164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coast mainline (WCML).

Rail passengers travelling to and from London this coming weekend (22 and 23 April) are being reminded to plan their journeys in advance because planned engineering will affect Southern and Thameslink train services on several routes.

Engineers are set to start five consecutive days of vital work on the line between Norwich and Lowestoft.

London Waterloo’s 100-year-old station roof is being given a face-lift to provide a lighter and brighter welcome to the capital.

Some of the country’s busiest railway stations, including Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street, now have British Sign Language travel announcements.

Network Rail has today (Tuesday 18 April) officially opened a new station reception at Bristol Temple Meads.

Railway improvements on the Cross City line south will bring faster and more reliable journeys for passengers thanks to upcoming work to prevent heavy rainfall flooding tracks and causing delays.

Yesterday (Monday, 17 April), colleagues from Network Rail and DB Cargo UK handed over a cheque for £200,000 to Martin House Children’s Hospice.