Major changes to train services on the West of England main line west of Salisbury have had to be made after a 4-mile long speed restriction was put in place between Gillingham and Tisbury, in Dorset and Wiltshire.

Rail passengers are now benefiting from the overhaul of a key section of the signalling system on a busy stretch of the West Coast main line through Cheshire.

Over the August Bank Holiday, Network Rail delivered a package of improvements worth over £2.8m to bring better, more reliable journeys for passengers between Hitchin and London terminals.  

Network Rail has unveiled concepts for the redevelopment of Troon Station to the local community at an event in the town.

We take you behind the scenes of a year-long project on one of the railway’s most historically innovative feats of engineering.

Patrick Harvie, Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants Rights visited the site of the Levenmouth Rail Link to meet the team delivering the new line in Fife.

Bank holiday revellers are being urged to plan ahead if travelling by train as a host of huge events across the weekend means the railway will be extra busy.

Network Rail is reminding passengers that while the majority of the railway network is open, there will be some line closures over the bank holiday between Saturday 27 and Monday 29 August.