Network Rail and Vivarail have released stunning aerial shots of the first emission-free fully-electric train to cross the iconic Forth Bridge as the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Glasgow.

• A week-long project to prevent landslips between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings has further reduced the risk of disruption as the industry works to win back customers.
• Stations painted and cleaned, platform surfaces improved and biodiversity enhancements completed at five sites on the route.
• Climate change-related extreme weather means continued monitoring and improvement of rail network required across the region

• Engineers will remodel the track layout between platforms 4 and 6 over Christmas as part of a project to boost reliability and reduce the impact of future unplanned disruption
• Network Rail completed latest stage of improvements over the weekend (Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October) 
• Changes to services for eight days over Christmas period from Monday 27 December to Monday 3 January 2022 – passengers are encouraged to plan ahead
• Additional changes for passengers between Leeds and Huddersfield on Sunday 7 November as essential signalling upgrades take place

Network Rail has completed major work to upgrade the signalling system and track at Bridlington to bring a more modern, reliable railway for passengers in East Yorkshire – all whilst leaving the much-loved lever frame in place.

Passengers using Birmingham New Street station are being urged to ‘think in threes’ when the city’s famous Frankfurt Christmas market returns next week.

• Network Rail teams up with best-selling Adventures on Trains authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman to inspire the next generation aboard a Porterbrook hybrid train – the HydroFLEX.

• Primary schoolchildren from Glasgow will join the authors, along with engineers from Network Rail and Porterbrook, for a fun-packed literary journey where they can learn about the secrets of storytelling and how technology is powering rail’s green revolution in Britain.

• The event will mark Transport Day at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, on Wednesday, 10 November.

• Improvements continue at Leeds station this weekend ahead of work to remodel the track layout between platforms 4 and 6 later this year
• No trains to or from Leeds before 11:40 on Sunday 31 October with changes to services over the weekend - passengers reminded to check their journey
• Additional changes for passengers between Leeds and Huddersfield on Sunday 7 November as essential signalling upgrades take place

Network Rail’s air operations team have successfully flown a drone Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for 25 kilometres over dry land – believed to be the furthest such civilian drone flight in Britain.