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Essential improvement work to create a more reliable railway for North East passengers is set to take place at the end of July, with rail passengers being urged to plan ahead.

Around 3,300 permanent jobs are set to be created in Derby after a resolution to grant outline planning permission was received on a major mixed-use development known as the Derby Triangle.

Rail passengers travelling between Norwich and London are advised to check before they travel ahead of improvement work this August bank holiday to deliver vital upgrades for the Crossrail programme and to remove long-standing heat related speed restrictions.

Network Rail will carry out preparation work on Ford End Road bridge in Bedford ahead of it being upgraded as part of the Midland Main Line improvement programme. 

Rail passengers travelling between Norwich and Ely are advised to check before they travel today (Friday 7 July) after signalling equipment was damaged by lightning.

Dates for a major £200million railway upgrade that will improve journeys to and through Derby station have today been confirmed, with plans being put in place to keep Derby moving.

Passengers travelling between Norwich and Ely are advised to check before they travel on Friday 7 July after signalling equipment was damaged by lightning.

Rail passengers using the line between Ipswich, Lowestoft and Felixstowe are urged to check before they travel at the end of July as Network Rail begins work to replace the track over a nine-day closure to make journeys smoother and more reliable.