• Scotland’s supermarkets rely on goods by rail to stay stocked
• Biomass fuel is taken by rail from Liverpool Docks to Yorkshire’s Drax power station
• Royal Mail post goes by rail between Warrington and Glasgow
• Cement is transported to Scotland from Clitheroe, Lancashire
• Sand for glass is carried from West Cumbria to Wigan
• Timber for paper making is passed from Carlisle to Shropshire
• Aggregate for construction is taken from the Peak District quarries

• Scotland’s supermarkets rely on goods by rail to stay stocked
• Biomass fuel arrives by rail to Yorkshire’s Drax power station
• Royal Mail post goes by rail between London and Glasgow
• Petrol for West Midlands arrives by rail from Humberside

Network Rail has announced it is offering key workers free parking at 24 locations across Britain, including Edinburgh Waverley.

Network Rail has today announced it is offering key workers free parking at 24 locations across Britain, as the country responds to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Network Rail engineers have completed heavy maintenance work and track renewals at New Cross station, Westcombe Park and Bickley
• Coronavirus Crisis brings new look at engineering work as essential projects are prioritised to keep railway running safely for key workers and freight carrying food and medical supplies

Passengers making essential journeys at Manchester Piccadilly station will be able to keep a safe distance from each other during the coronavirus crisis, thanks to new measures in place this week.

Railway staff on nationally critical routes, including the West Coast and Chiltern main lines, are keeping vital supplies and key workers moving during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Network Rail is appealing for former professional signallers in Essex to help keep the railway running during the coronavirus crisis.