Network Rail has erected the first mast on the electrification of the Shotts line between Holytown Junction and Midcalder Junction.

Work to build a new track between Stratford and Angel Road is being stepped up this autumn as part of the £170m Lee Valley Rail Programme to increase services and boost local regeneration.  Network Rail and Greater Anglia are urging passengers traveling between Cheshunt and London Liverpool Street to check before they travel at weekends as trains are diverted to allow the orange army to get to work.

The survey, carried out by independent watchdog Transport Focus, asked around 30,000 passengers nationally for their views on the railway.

Work which will enable improvements in line speeds to ease congestion on the railway into and out of Oxford has been completed as part of a £200m upgrade programme, allowing services between Oxford, Didcot and Banbury to run as normal this morning.

Passengers and neighbours have been thanked for their patience and understanding after Ashton-under-Lyne station reopened on time following a 23 day closure.

Britain's biggest builder Network Rail, which is responsible for over 20% of Britain's infrastructure spend, is today announcing sweeping new reforms that will enable companies to become heavily involved in delivering railway investment projects.

Holidaymakers are being urged not to struggle with heavy luggage ahead of the great British getaway after CCTV shows passengers falling down escalators and injuring themselves.

After carefully considering the very constructive feedback during the public consultation Network Rail has revised its proposals to improve safety at the Nature Reserve crossing in Attenborough.