Children from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, have built a model train set to help school pupils across the South East learn about the dangers of the railway.

Passengers using the Chase line between Rugeley Trent Valley and Walsall are being urged to check before they travel this August while Network Rail continues to electrify the Chase line.

Two senior engineers at Network Rail are encouraging girls to follow in their footsteps and pursue careers in engineering, as the organisation celebrates International Women in Engineering Day 2017 at an event at London Waterloo station alongside John Hayes MP, minister of state at the Department for Transport.

Residents of Market Harborough are invited to a drop-in session ahead of major improvement work at the station.

Ashton-under-Lyne station will close between Saturday 8 and Sunday 31 July while engineering work takes place to enable better journeys between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge.

• Network Rail’s female employees thank their male relatives for inspiring them and countering the perception that “engineering is not for girls”
• This International Women in Engineering Day, Network Rail is celebrating its female workforce and encouraging young females to follow in their footsteps

Welsh female engineers are calling for more women and girls to consider careers in engineering this International Women in Engineering Day.

A 12 week consultation about the future of Breich station will open on Monday, July 10, with views being sought from rail users and the local community.