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In the run up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, members of an all-female signalling box just outside York have told of their journeys into the rail industry.

Network Rail has launched a new digital notification service for more than seven million residents living near the railway across east and north east England.

TRU engineers will be delivering upgrades between Leeds and Church Fenton on the weekends of 8-9 March, 15-16 March and 22-23 March, meaning services will be impacted on this line.

Network Rail’s East Midlands route is joining forces with Samaritans and British Transport Police (BTP) to remind the public that a simple conversation could save a life.

A pioneering safe hub has launched at Leeds station, creating a dedicated space where vital support services can reach and help vulnerable people in the community.

As part of Railway 200 – a national celebration of the 200^th anniversary of the modern railway – a new and unique exhibition train is due to be a major attraction at The Greatest Gathering, hosted by train builder Alstom at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works from 1 to 3 August.

A unique exhibition train touring the country to mark 200 years of the modern railway will make stops along and near the East Coast Main Line.

DB Cargo UK has signed a major contract with Siemens Mobility to begin fitting the new European Train Control System (ETCS) to the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives.