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Network Rail today welcomed a judge’s decision to dismiss a legal challenge to the process by which permission was granted for a much-needed railway improvement in central Manchester.

The A532 Hungerford road bridge (Manchester Bridge) over the railway in Crewe will be rebuilt as part of a £17m investment by Network Rail to extend its life by more than 60 years.

The 160,000 sports fans heading to Manchester this Saturday were today (Fri) urged to allow extra time for their train journeys.

Leeds and Wigan fans were today advised to allow more time for their train journeys to and from Manchester for the sold-out Super League Grand Final this Saturday (10 October).

A train station once labelled Britain’s worst was formally reopened today following a £44m facelift.

Network Rail will start work this week to rebuild Park Street bridge in Walsall as the electrification of the Chase Line continues.

Nearly 140,000 fans, many travelling by train, will descend on Manchester this Saturday (10 October) for the Super League Grand Final and England’s last 2015 Rugby World Cup match.

New railway track is being laid at Norton Bridge using a specialist machine in the latest stage of Network Rail’s £250m Stafford area improvement work.