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Passengers will be able to use all three platforms at Moorfields station from tomorrow (23 July) when the fully refurbished platform 2, upgraded as part of a £12m investment, reopens.

A cat reported dead was miraculously found alive two days later after surviving for two days under a high-voltage electric track.

Network Rail engineers from the North West Electrification Programme visited St Mary’s Primary School in Horwich, Bolton, last week to raise awareness of the range of career opportunities in engineering.

• Line closed between Leamington Spa, Banbury and Bicester North between Saturday 30 July and Sunday 7 August
• A replacement bus service will operate between Leamington Spa, Banbury and Bicester
• Investment to help improve reliability and punctuality of trains through the Banbury area
• Journeys through the Oxford area also affected by upgrade work at Hinksey between Saturday 30 July and Sunday 14 August

Network Rail and train operator Northern have officially launched an alliance between the two organisations to help provide passengers across the north of England with a better rail service.

Bromsgrove's new multi-million pound station opened to passengers today (12 July).

Repairs to a 500,000-tonne landslip in Cumbria will see the iconic Settle to Carlisle railway line fully reopen to trains by the end of March 2017, Network Rail announced today (7 July).

Due to increased demand Network Rail is seeking to recruit 15 additional apprentices for its 2016 intake.