Emergency work to secure a landslip hit section of the West Coast main line near Warrington has successfully reopened the railway for passengers a day ahead of schedule.

Network Rail is to become an accredited Real Living Wage employer, ensuring that thousands of railway colleagues are paid appropriately to reflect the varied and vital work they carry out.

• Two of the railway’s most iconic feats of engineering will be celebrating their birthdays this week.
• Scotland’s treasured Forth Bridge will be celebrating the 130th anniversary of its opening.
• Whereas Wales’ landmark Britannia Bridge will be celebrating the 170th year since it went into operation.

Network Rail has laid down 1,100 tonnes of new tarmac to completely re-surface Fleet station car park improving the facility for passengers.

Emergency repairs will continue tonight to shore up a railway embankment on the West Coast main line near Warrington.

Sunflower-branded lanyards are now available to passengers with hidden disabilities to discreetly show they might need extra help while travelling.

• £113m Railway Upgrade Plan investment to track, overhead lines and signalling will make Britain’s rail network more reliable for future journeys
• The investment means changes to journeys between Euston, the Midlands, North West and Scotland this Easter
• Passengers please plan ahead if travelling between 10-13 April

A huge package of improvements will be carried out across Anglia’s busy rail network this Easter which will result in fewer delays and provide a more efficient rail service to passengers in the region.