The drive to tackle the issue of railway trespass has been given a boost with Network Rail teaming up with Ipswich Town Football Club to teach young people about the dangers of the railway.

A new, safe, step-free route across the Felixstowe branch line has been opened at Trimley St Martin, providing access to the countryside for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.

Network Rail is asking passengers travelling on routes to/from and through Leeds to check before they travel as work to improve Leeds station continues.  

Almost a mile of track has been replaced on the approach to London Liverpool Street, the third busiest station in the UK, to provide a more reliable service to passengers.

Network Rail is reminding residents in West Yorkshire that a public consultation on proposed railway upgrades begins next week.

Members of the public are being warned to stay off the railway as new high voltage railway equipment is switched on in Ashton-in-Makerfield.

Engineers will be renewing the track through a key Edinburgh rail tunnel next month in a £1m investment in Scotland’s railway.

Work to improve journeys for passengers by upgrading the overhead wires between Shenfield and Southend Victoria resumes this weekend until the end of March 2020.