North West & Central news
West Coast Main Line passengers urged to check before travelling over next two weekends
Passengers reminded to check before travelling on West Coast Main Line ahead of railway improvements across two weekends.
£115m investment takes flight at Manchester Airport station
A major £115 million investment into Manchester Airport station will start this Winter to improve future connectivity at one of the Britain's most important transport hubs.
Major 26-day tunnel upgrades get underway in Liverpool this weekend
With less than a week until £3.5m of upgrades to tunnels on the Merseyrail network, passengers are being advised to plan their journeys ahead of a 26-day railway closure.
Railway crime and vandalism causes 12 days of delays and £900,000 in costs
New figures show 80 incidents of trespass crime in the West Midlands caused more than 12 days of delays for passengers and cost the railway almost £900,000 in 2025/26.
Leaf busting trains keeping North West rail routes clear this autumn
A fleet of special ‘leaf busting’ trains is now travelling across the North West blasting leaves off the railway line to keep passengers and freight trains moving this autumn.
Network Rail announces major accessibility upgrade for Kings Langley station
Passengers at Kings Langley station are set to benefit from significantly improved accessibility as Network Rail prepares to deliver a major station upgrade funded through the Department for Transport's Access for All programme.
Trespassers on the railway in the North West cost nearly £6m last year
Trespassers on the railway in the North West cost the taxpayer nearly £6m in the last year, it has been revealed.
Footage released from £1.1m tunnel track upgrade near Buxton
Videos have been released of a major project in Derbyshire to upgrade lines inside a 400-metre-long Victorian railway tunnel.
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