The Cross City line between Birmingham New Street, Longbridge, Redditch and Bromsgrove will remain closed until further notice while engineers remove trees and make safe an embankment.

As part of the Great North Rail Project, a £725,000 project is underway to improve the reliability of the Liverpool to Manchester railway.

Network Rail is advising of changes to a temporary footpath closure as they continue work to monitor ground movement.

The environment, the economy and the regional road network are to benefit from an £18m investment in the railway in the Peak District.

Work on the programme to redevelop Livingston South station has been extended after encountering unforeseen ground conditions and a subsequent delay in developing an appropriate design for the new lifts to be constructed in the station.

Passengers planning to travel on the East Coastway are being reminded to check before they travel during August as Network Rail carries out a major upgrade to the lines between Lewes and Seaford.

• Numbers through Glasgow Central were up 9 % during the period of the European Championships
• Increased footfall spiked on days city streets were closed for cycling events
• Almost 121,000 extra visitors during games period  

Internationally recognised engineers, architects and urban planners have been appointed to help shape the long term future of Edinburgh’s Waverley Station.