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A two-week ballot has opened for members of the public to get the chance to be on a rare tour of a Birmingham city centre railway landmark.

Passengers are being advised about changes to journeys through Birmingham New Street station while engineers carry out improvements to the concrete roof above the station’s 12 platforms.

Three major railway stations in the West Midlands are backing Samaritans’ latest campaign, with volunteers on hand this February to show passengers how a little small talk could save someone’s life.

Plans are being finalised to make Birmingham New Street station the new home of the Commonwealth Games’ Raging Bull.

Rail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys over the next four weekends while essential railway upgrades take place at Water Orton in North Warwickshire and Duddeston in Birmingham.

New railway sidings have been opened on the Chiltern main line to keep passengers moving during construction of Britain’s new zero carbon, high-speed railway, HS2. 

Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of railway improvements which will protect tracks in and out of London Marylebone station from flooding.

Railway engineers are making final preparations ahead of major accessibility improvements for passengers at Warwick station.