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• Rail passengers travelling on the East Coast Main Line are urged to plan ahead this Thursday (18 Aug) and Saturday (20 Aug) as a limited timetable will be available  
• Amid national industrial action, less than half of usual services will run between London and Edinburgh from 7:30am until 6:30pm 
• Passengers should check before they travel, expect disruption and only travel if necessary  

Passengers intending to travel between London Kings Cross and Stevenage and on Great Northern routes into Moorgate over the August Bank Holiday weekend are being asked to plan ahead due to engineering work, and check how their journey may be affected. 

A major investment to protect the railway from erosion by the River Tyne and allow a popular footpath to reopen will get underway this month.

In an industry first, Network Rail’s Eastern region has been granted a special licence to safely relocate the UK’s largest native newt species, protecting them from vital engineering work.

Network Rail are recruiting for apprentices in Doncaster to be the next generation of railway workers.

Network Rail are recruiting for apprentices in Tyneside to be the next generation of railway workers.

Network Rail are recruiting for apprentices in York to be the next generation of railway workers.

Celebrations are underway to mark the past, present and future of Huddersfield’s iconic railway station, as it turns 175-years-old today (Wednesday 3 August).