Welsh school children have been given life-saving lessons in rail safety while taking part in a football tournament.

Residents in Blackpool are invited to a drop-in event to find out more about improvements to Blackpool North station and train depot.

Network Rail is inviting Cheshire residents to a series of information events to find out more about upcoming railway vegetation work on the 17 mile stretch of railway between Crewe and Dutton.

Members of the local community and transport industry gathered at Smethwick Rolfe Street station yesterday (Monday 19 June 2017) for the unveiling of a new mural and exhibition space.

Passengers travelling to Corby on the Midland Mainline this morning (Monday 19 June) are urged to check before they travel owing to overrunning engineering works.

Passengers travelling to London via Paddington station on Monday are urged to check before they travel as the Circle and Hammersmith and City Lines are part suspended owing to the recent the tragic fire at the Grenfell tower.

Network Rail will upgrade the rail bridge which crosses Northampton Road in Kettering next month as part of the Railway Upgrade Plan.

• Upgrade will allow line between Chippenham and Swindon to be ready for new Intercity Express Trains which arrive later this year

• Upgraded drainage will help make services more reliable

• To allow the work to be completed the line will be closed for nine days

• Buses will replace trains between Chippenham and Swindon stations