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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.

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 and residents in Lytham St Annes are being reminded of changes to rail services as a result of bridge work in the town.

Three stone slabs which formed part of the original 1836 platform surface at Liverpool Lime Street have been put back on display as part of the station’s multi-million-pound transformation.

Work will start next month to install new lifts, ramps and a footbridge at Tring station to ensure step-free access across all five platforms for the first time.

A test train along the newly electrified railway between Manchester and Preston made its final journey overnight to complete checks for the arrival of 100mph services later this year.

The railway between Preston and Blackpool will be fully open to trains from this weekend following seven weeks of work to improve drainage.

The West Coast main line through the Stafford area has fully reopened after more than 24 hours of disruption caused by a lorry hitting a bridge.