It was a milestone moment for the Levenmouth Rail Link when the first new rails were laid on the project which will reconnect the town to the mainline passenger network for the first time in more than half a century.

Train operator Northern and Network Rail are appealing for information after a group of individuals threw a log into the path of an oncoming train near Bolton.

Cheltenham Festival-goers travelling by train from Birmingham New Street are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start for 2022.

Network Rail announces multi-million-pound investment to help protect the railway from extreme flooding and passenger disruption 

• West Coast main line passengers urged to travel either side of the Easter bank holiday (Thursday 14 April and Tuesday 19 April)
• £22m railway improvements will mean better future journeys for passengers and freight
• Between Good Friday and Easter Monday no trains will run to or from London Euston - services will start and finish at Milton Keynes
• Journeys will take longer and will involve replacement buses

Network Rail has successfully completed a project to cut trees and vegetation from land adjacent to the railway at Dalgety Bay station.

• Network Rail is upgrading the railway between Luton and Bedford this month as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade
• Work will help to deliver better, more reliable journeys for passengers in the East Midlands
• Changes to services on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March – passengers should check before they travel at nationalrail.co.uk