North West & Central news
Check before you travel on the West Coast main line over Easter and early May bank holidays
- Major work means changes to journeys on the West Coast main line
- London Euston railway station will be closed
- Passengers advised to travel on days other than 19-22 April & 4-6 May
£3.9 million overhaul of Stechford station to provide step-free access for everyone
Work will start later this month to install new lifts, ramps and a footbridge at Stechford station to ensure step-free access across all three platforms for the first time.
West Coast main line reopens after major phase of bridge replacement in Crewe
The railway between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe will reopen to trains this weekend after four consecutive weekends of work to replace a road bridge over the West Coast main line using a huge 1,000-tonne crane.
Time-lapse shows impressive feat of engineering as 1,000-tonne crane replaces Bootle bridge
Time-lapse footage has been released showing how Network Rail engineers have replaced an ageing railway bridge in Bootle by using a huge 1,000-tonne crane.
Next phase of £1.7m Longbridge station revamp begins
Passengers are being reminded of important changes to the ticket office at Longbridge station in Birmingham as the second phase of its £1.7 million refurbishment begins next week.
Tamworth schoolboy praised at international design competition for footbridge of the future
A 10-year-old schoolboy from Tamworth has been praised for entering an international competition held by Network Rail and the Royal Institute of British Architects to design a fully accessible railway footbridge of the future.
Careless tree-fellers let large branches crash onto railway narrowly missing power lines
Network Rail today issued a safety plea after a tree was recklessly felled directly onto a station platform and the railway, inches away from 25,000-volt overhead power lines.
Passengers reminded to check before they travel ahead of Lytham St Annes bridge work
Passengers and residents in Lytham St Annes are being reminded of changes to rail services as a result of bridge work in the town.
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