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Work to provide a better railway across the north of England will continue this Christmas – but will mean changes to train services from the end of October while the benefits are delivered.

• The latest stage in improvements to the railway in the Bromsgrove area
• Work will allow line between Bromsgrove and Birmingham to be electrified
• Upgraded signalling will help make services to and from the town more reliable
• To allow the work to be completed the line will be closed for 12 days
• Buses will replace trains serving Bromsgrove station
• Trains between Birmingham, Hereford, south Wales and the South West will be subject to an amended timetable

• The latest stage in improvements to the railway in the Bromsgrove area
• Work will allow line between Bromsgrove and Birmingham to be electrified
• Upgraded signalling will help make services to and from the town more reliable
• To allow the work to be completed the line will be closed for 12 days
• Buses will replace trains serving Bromsgrove station
• Trains between Birmingham, Hereford, south Wales and the South West will be subject to an amended timetable

Residents in Bloxwich are invited to two drop-in events to hear more information on the proposed closure of a level crossing in the town.

Network Rail is saving £9.5m of taxpayers' money by using an innovative scaffolding method to upgrade the Victorian railway tunnel leading to Liverpool Central station.

A Victorian viaduct that forms an iconic part of the Ribble Valley landscape is benefitting from a £1.6 million investment by Network Rail.

Rugby fans travelling to Manchester for the First Utility Super League Grand Final on Saturday are being reminded to plan their journey and allow extra time to catch their train home.

Weekend train services between Preston and Bolton will resume this Saturday after a series of closures to allow engineering work to take place in Chorley.