Network Rail is today taking immediate action to improve fencing in Uppermill, near Oldham, after news trespassers are still risking their lives near the railway.

The extent of Glasgow Queen Street’s transformation is being revealed as engineers start to build the steel skeleton of the new expanded concourse.

Two brand new ticket gate locations have been officially opened at Bristol Temple Meads station today (Monday 17 December) to allow for faster and easier access into and out of the station.

Network Rail and East Midlands Trains are reminding passengers of changes to train services this Christmas and New Year as over 160 Network Rail workers miss the festive period with their families to deliver vital upgrades to the Midland Main Line.

Southend passengers using rail services at the weekends are urged to check before they travel as work to transform the line continues from January.

Network Rail is advising pedestrians and cyclists that Brayford Wharf East level crossing in Lincoln will temporarily close as a project to install a footbridge over the railway continues.

• More than £148m to be invested over the Christmas and New Year period
• Railway open for ‘business as usual’ as majority of the network is unaffected by upgrade work
• Service changes will be in place from Sunday 23 December to Tuesday 1 January

• More than £148m to be invested over the Christmas and New Year period
• Railway open for ‘business as usual’ as majority of the network is unaffected by upgrade work
• Service changes will be in place from Sunday 23 December to Tuesday 1 January