Vital track and signalling upgrades are planned at weekends throughout August and September to improve reliability and drive down delays.

We planned to open the railway line between Brixton and Beckenham Junction this morning after nine days of work to replace the track inside Penge Tunnel.

Network Rail is warning of the dangers of deliberately misusing the railway following a series of incidents at Broughty Ferry level crossing.

Network Rail has today formally started the legal consultation process with its trades unions on the maintenance reforms required to modernise and improve productivity and efficiency.

Passengers are advised to check before they travel this August Bank Holiday as Network Rail is set to carry out track, signalling and overhead wire works to improve Anglia’s rail network.

An Ayrshire railway line is set to re-open following extensive work to repair a void that opened up close to the tracks.

The newly reinforced Calder Valley line will keep passengers moving this Summer as Network Rail upgrades a bridge in Huddersfield to unlock space for more trains in the future.

• Passengers should only travel if necessary during RMT strike action this Wednesday 27 July
• A special timetable will be in place with only ten departures per hour from Birmingham New Street
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption