A scheme to connect Manchester’s main railway stations moved a big step closer towards becoming a reality today as two arches weighing hundreds of tonnes were dramatically craned into place.

A bridge which partially collapsed onto the Midland Main Line in Leicestershire last August will reopen to road vehicles on Monday, 27 March.

Remarkable progress has been made by engineers working to reinstate the iconic Settle to Carlisle railway ahead of its planned reopening next month.

Hundreds of thousands of London commuters are set to benefit from a £6m flood alleviation scheme just completed by Network Rail.

Six footpath level crossings across Suffolk and Essex have been made safer following improvements carried out by Network Rail as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan.

Local residents are invited to a drop-in event to hear more on vital bridge replacement work taking place in Albrighton this spring.

Network Rail and South West Trains are giving passengers an early glimpse of how the multi-million pound re-development of the former International Terminal at Waterloo will eventually look, by using virtual reality headsets (footage available for download).

• Pioneering approach to railway engineering could save £250,000 per week
• Passengers benefit from faster trains and less disruption as the requirement for cautionary speed restrictions after engineering is eliminated
• “Formation flying” engineering trains are a world first and the latest in a series of new techniques that have so far saved over £5m