Starting in December and continuing into next year, Network Rail will be carrying out vital track and embankment strengthening work on a section of the Ipswich-Lowestoft line.

School pupils in Fife are being given the chance to participate in a range of community sports thanks to a partnership between Active Fife and Levenmouth Rail Link project.

Network Rail and the British Transport Police (BTP) are issuing a safety warning following a number of concerning incidents of young children deliberately misusing a level crossing near Topsham in Devon. 

Three derailed freight wagons have been successfully recovered by railway engineers in Carlisle so major repairs can ramp up to get passengers back on the move as soon as possible.

Lines between Salisbury and Exeter St Davids are now running at full service.

Passengers intending to travel to and from London and other destinations on the East Coast Main Line via Peterborough, and across Great Northern routes over the weekend of 7 and 8 January are being asked to plan ahead due to engineering work and check how their journey may be affected.

High-definition passenger information screens are being installed at London Euston station over the coming weeks so real-time testing can take place.

Barrow Haven’s brand-new £1.3m platform has now been completed, with the North Lincolnshire station now fully re-open to passengers.