Network Rail has successfully completed 12 weeks of major improvement work to the railway in Northamptonshire as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade.

A Scout Hall in Rumney, Cardiff, has benefitted from a makeover thanks to a team of volunteers from Network Rail in Wales and Borders.

Thousands of UK SMEs are set to benefit from revised contract terms as Network Rail takes an industry leading step to change the way major suppliers working on the railway pay their subcontractors.

Network Rail is inviting suppliers to bid for the next generation of track work contracts, the largest of its kind being undertaken for the upcoming funding period.

A full train service for Greater Anglia services on the Great Eastern Main Line will resume from Monday, following installation of a new piece of track at London Liverpool Street station last night.

• Local communities encouraged to help shape the final design of a potential new rail link from Reading and Slough to London Heathrow Airport

• Public consultation closes on 22 June

Passengers and station users in Market Harborough will benefit from a brand new 300 space car park from Monday, 18 June as the Midland Main Line Upgrade brings major improvements to the railway in the area.

Network Rail engineers have completed the first stage of upgrades in an eight week programme to remodel station platforms and upgrade signalling as part of Liverpool Lime Street station’s major transformation.