Rail passengers are set to experience a more accessible Tilehurst station following confirmation of a £4m investment which will see new lifts and walkways installed at the Berkshire station, ensuring all platforms are fully accessible for the first time.

Rail passengers are being advised to check before they travel during heavy snowfall in parts of the North West.

With further snow forecast over the next 48 hours, Network Rail and train operators are advising people to check their journey before setting off with National Rail Enquiries (www.nationalrail.co.uk).

Network Rail is set to begin work on a £6 million investment, carrying out crucial improvement works to Camps Viaduct rail bridge near Motherwell.

A level crossing in Elland, Calderdale will be closed for 26 days to keep walkers safe while more trains pass through from Saturday (11 March).

A new passcode-protected gate is helping to keep people off the tracks at a level crossing in North Yorkshire, after Network Rail worked with local authorities to introduce the measure.

Network Rail is urging passengers in South Kent travelling between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings this Easter to plan ahead and leave more time for their journeys while vital embankment improvements are completed over a nine-day period.

The future of a Victorian railway footbridge has been secured for passengers on the Cumbrian coast line.