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Passengers are facing disruption to services this morning after an engineering train derailed at Church Fenton overnight.

Network Rail is urging passengers who need to travel over the late May Bank Holiday to check their journey and plan ahead as work begins on a project to improve the track layout at Leeds station.

Work to restore the world-renowned Ribblehead viaduct for rail passengers and tourists in North Yorkshire is now complete.

Network Rail has completed a major project to revamp Cottingham station footbridge and protect its heritage.

Major work to upgrade the railway in West Yorkshire is now a step closer as Network Rail has submitted plans to transform the line between Huddersfield and Westtown (Dewsbury) following two rounds of public and stakeholder consultations.

Network Rail is making vital improvements between Sheffield and Meadowhall over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend which will reduce delays across the North and bring a more reliable railway for passengers.

• Trackside piling work due to begin in April in Collyhurst and Miles Platting
• Work to be carried out safely overnight while trains are not running
• The work is part of early preparations to eventually electrify and re-signal the railway and renew track between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, via Ashton
• The project is part of the wider Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) that will improve train capacity and reliability from Manchester to York, via Huddersfield and Leeds

Network Rail has completed essential work to strengthen the embankment next to Sherburn in Elmet station, which means reliable services can continue connecting passengers to York, Hull and Sheffield for years to come.