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Severe rain fall in East Lancashire has led to flooding on the railway in the Walsden area which may affect services due to start up after the Christmas period tomorrow. Passengers are being asked to check before they travel to see if their journey is affected.

Train passengers were travelling today on near normal services between Culgaith and Carlisle after Network Rail’s orange army completed storm damage repairs.

Passengers are benefiting from the return of a normal timetable on the West Coast main line after Network Rail fully reopened the section which was badly damaged by flooding north of Carlisle

While much of Britain is tucking into its Christmas dinner, Network Rail’s orange army will be out in force on the West Coast main line at Weedon - near Northampton - to improve the reliability of the railway through the area.

Cheshire’s most iconic railway bridges and viaducts are being revitalised thanks to a £17m investment by Network Rail. The purpose of the work is to make the railway safer and more reliable for passengers, motorists, pedestrians and canal users across the county. 

Work to transform the second of three platforms at Moorfields station will take place from 4 January 2016.

Workers at a major development near Stafford have set a track-laying record as they enter the final stages in the construction of a new rail-over-rail flyover.

Engineers building a new railway flyover near Stafford have set a new track-laying record, with more than 4km of new track installed over the weekend.