A test train along the newly electrified railway between Manchester and Preston made its final journey overnight to complete checks for the arrival of 100mph services later this year.

Rail passengers in Kent and South London can expect better journeys through Orpington after Network Rail completed a major £6m investment to improve the railway.

Network Rail has announced community drop-in sessions in Exeter and Torquay to update local communities on ongoing work to improve resilience of the stretch of railway that connects the South West with the rest of the country.

Network Rail Wales & Borders engineers have revealed some of Cardiff Central station’s long-lost secrets as they deliver essential refurbishment work.

Network Rail has today apologised to motorists, pedestrians and residents in Lincoln as the timescales for a project to improve safety at Brayford Wharf East level crossing have changed.

Network Rail will be switching on a modern, more reliable state of the art signalling system to reduce train delays during a four-day closure of the railway in the Lewes area from Thursday 7 March to Sunday 10 March.

Members of the public are invited to join a behind-the-scenes tour of Glasgow Queen Street’s new station building as construction work progresses to build a bigger and brighter transport hub for the city.

Network Rail is advising motorists in Corby that Cottingham Road bridge will be partially closed for six weeks to allow work to improve safety to take place.