Residents living near the railway in Blackpool and passengers who travel between the seaside resort and Preston are being invited to find out more about the next phase of upgrade work.

Network Rail is teaming up with Arriva Trains Wales, British Transport Police, and other partners to remind the public to stay safe on and around the railway in Wales and the borders.

The first new overhead wires were installed on the Southend Victoria branch line this weekend, as part of a £46m programme, meaning fewer delays and improved reliability for passengers travelling to and from London.

Redirecting services to Liverpool South Parkway will play a vital part in keeping passengers on the move and the Liverpool City Region open for business during Lime Street’s major upgrade later this month (30 Sept – 22 October)

A Network Rail worker who was left with no option but to communicate with thousands of passengers by hand megaphone following a fire evacuation of London Paddington will feature in the third episode of behind the scenes documentary, Paddington 24/7.

A new, state of the art signalling system is to be installed on train lines in the Norwich, Yarmouth and Lowestoft areas as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Residents living near the railway in Blackpool and passengers who travel between the seaside resort and Preston are being invited to find out more about the next phase of upgrade work.

Network Rail will carry out improvement work to a railway bridge in Vernatts Drain, Spalding as part of the Railway Upgrade Plan.