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In the early hours of the morning, a stretch of signalling, miles long, lost power between Milton Keynes and Watford junction.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel after heavy rain flooded the railway between Wigan and Southport.

• Safety speed limits will be imposed on trains between London Euston and Lancashire this weekend
• Passengers to expect journeys to take longer and urged to check before travelling
• Ensuring the safety of passengers and railway staff is the priority

Network Rail’s ‘leaf-busting’ trains have started blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving across the West Midlands and Chiltern main line this autumn.

Network Rail’s ‘leaf-busting’ trains have started blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving across the North West this autumn.

Network Rail’s ‘leaf-busting’ trains have started blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving along the West Coast main line this autumn.

Passengers in the Calder Valley are being advised about changes to rail journeys next month during essential upgrade work to an 180-year-old viaduct designed by railway pioneer George Stephenson.

Multi-million pound bridge upgrades are taking place on the Settle to Carlisle line in North Yorkshire to make the railway more reliable for passengers and freight.