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Network Rail is urgently pleading parents to hammer home the dangers of trespass and antisocial behaviour on the railway.

Over the August Bank Holiday, Network Rail delivered a package of improvements worth over £2.8m to bring better, more reliable journeys for passengers between Hitchin and London terminals.  

The Northumberland line will edge closer to running passenger trains once more this August Bank Holiday, as Network Rail upgrade a key section of the route.

Huddersfield has moved one step closer to welcoming cleaner, greener and more efficient electric trains this week, as a new, improved bridge was installed near Deighton railway station.

• Rail passengers in Yorkshire and the North East are urged to plan ahead this Thursday (18 Aug) and Saturday (20 Aug) as a limited timetable will be available  
• Amid national industrial action, only around 10% of services will run between 7:30am and 6:30pm and some routes will be closed completely 
• Passengers should check before they travel, expect disruption and only travel if necessary  

• Rail passengers travelling in the East Midlands are urged to plan ahead this Thursday (18 Aug) and Saturday (20 Aug) as a very limited timetable will be available  
• Amid national industrial action, passenger trains will only run between 7:30am and 6:30pm and some routes will be closed completely  
• Passengers should check before they travel, expect disruption and only travel if necessary  

• 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.