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Today marks the end of major work at Newcastle Central station to boost reliability and provide smoother journeys, helping to create a railway which is fit for the future.  

Lincoln’s latest cohort of students have been taught a lesson in rail safety, after worrying CCTV footage shows a man stumble across a level crossing.

Passengers intending to use the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate on Sunday 9 October are asked to plan ahead and check before they travel as work is taking place to further test digital signalling on the route.

• Rail passengers in Yorkshire should only travel if necessary on Saturday 1, Wednesday 5 and Saturday 8 October during national strike action
• For the first time, RMT and ASLEF will strike on the same day resulting in the lowest service level since strikes began this Saturday (1 Oct)
• A special timetable will operate with very few trains in and out of Leeds station and many routes will be closed altogether
• Passengers should plan ahead between Saturday 1 and Sunday 9 October, know their last train times and expect disruption

• Passengers should only travel if necessary on Saturday 1, Wednesday 5 and Saturday 8 October during national strike action
• A special, severely reduced timetable will operate along the East Coast Main Line between 7:30am and 6:30pm
• Passengers should plan ahead between Saturday 1 and Sunday 9 October, know their last train times and expect disruption

• Passengers should only travel if necessary on 1 and 8 October during national strike action
• Further action on 5, 6, 7 and 8 October will also affect EMR services
• Passengers should plan ahead, know their last train times and expect disruption

• Rail passengers will not be able to travel north of York on Saturday 1 October or north of Newcastle on Saturday 8 October amid national strike action
• Passengers should plan ahead between Saturday 1 and Sunday 9 October
• A severely reduced timetable will operate on Wednesday 5 October between 7:30am and 6:30pm

Major repairs are planned for the railway in Stevenage this Saturday (24 September) after the overhead electric wires were damaged on Tuesday evening.