• More than £84m to be invested this August bank holiday
• Railway open for ‘business as usual’ as majority of the network is unaffected by upgrade work

The footbridge at Chalkwell station on the line between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness reopened today (Friday 27 July) following repair and strengthening work.

A video released today by Network Rail gives train passengers a first glimpse of what the newly remodelled Liverpool Lime Street station will look like when it reopens on Monday (30 July).

A local artist has been commissioned to add colour to one of Glasgow’s biggest canvases as part of the multi-million pound redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street.

Network Rail engineers have completed installation of the deck beams of the new Kerse Road bridge earlier than anticipated.

For the first time in over 50 years passengers could soon travel directly between Oxford and Bedford, and Milton Keynes and Aylesbury, unlocking the region’s housing potential and transforming the lives of residents for generations to come as the East West Rail project moves a step closer today (27 July).

Network Rail will shortly begin work to refurbish the footbridge between platforms six and nine at Stirling station after planning permission to create a new step-free access for customers was granted.