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• Most North West rail routes will be open for late May bank holiday travel
• Some overnight and daytime work could impact West Coast main line journeys
• £4.3m is being invested to make the railway better for passengers and freight
• People are advised to check National Rail Enquiries before travelling

Latest pictures of the Commonwealth Games’ ‘Raging Bull’ have been released to kick-off a naming competition ahead of it coming home to Birmingham New Street station this summer.

• Passengers and freight at heart of £8.5bn railway investment in Network Rail’s North West and Central region over next five years
• Climate change resilience, passenger and worker safety and train performance recognised as fundamental to running a reliable and efficient railway
• Readying existing infrastructure during HS2 construction vital for future journeys and increasing passenger capacity

Passengers in Buckinghamshire are being advised to plan ahead as railway work later this year means major changes to journeys between August and October.

Two trains carrying 170 Eurovision song contest superfans were given a rapturous welcome into Liverpool Lime Street station today by drag queens, drummers and dancers.

Rail passengers travelling through Liverpool Lime Street for the opening ceremony of Eurovision 2023 are being advised to carefully plan their journeys.

Rail passengers are being advised of a six-day railway closure between Wigan and Bolton from this Saturday while work continues on the electrification of the line.

Network Rail has completed a range of essential upgrades to the railway between London Euston, the Midlands, North West and Scotland over the early May bank holiday.