Train services between Taunton and Weston-super-Mare have returned to normal today following five days of engineering work to carry out essential structural repairs to a number of bridges.

As the railway celebrates its 200^th birthday, Barnes station in south west London has officially opened accessibility upgrades, setting the station up for the next 200 years.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel on the Cambrian line ­from mid-March to early April when Network Rail will be carrying out a range of work across a 16-day period.

From Saturday 15 to Friday 21 February 2025, parts of the railway between Portsmouth and Havant and Fareham will be closed and rail replacement buses will be in operation, while Network Rail completes critical engineering upgrades to the railway.

Volunteers from Network Rail are working with the Butterfly Conservation in Buckinghamshire to help protect a rare species of butterfly.

Passengers travelling between High Wycombe and Wembley are being warned of changes to services over the next two weekends while essential track maintenance work takes place.

The Railway 200 campaign has launched a new-look timeline today which takes us on a scenic, interactive tour of the past, present and future of rail.

Railway 200 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway, commemorating the opening by George Stephenson of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) in the North East of England in 1825, a journey that changed the world forever.