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• Passengers are being warned of limited trains on Saturday 26 August due to strike action by staff at multiple train operators
• A special timetable will be in place with only six trains per hour leaving Manchester Piccadilly
• Many routes will see no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• People travelling into the city for Manchester Pride are being warned not to get caught out with trains finishing much earlier than usual
• Passengers are advised that trains which are running will be extremely busy, and to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries

Rail passengers on a major route through Cheshire are now benefiting from a £1.6m upgrade to Wilmslow station.

Major work to replace a Victorian drainage culvert beneath the railway in Aylesbury is now complete to improve future journeys for passengers and freight services.

Passengers are being advised of changes to journeys while platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Piccadilly station are resurfaced this September.

Dog walkers sitting their pets on the tracks for photos, youths doing one-armed push ups and parents letting toddlers play on live railway lines, is just some of the incredibly dangerous behaviour caught on covert cameras this year at footpath level crossings in Worcestershire.

• Most rail routes will be open for August bank holiday travel
• £15m is being invested to make the railway better for passengers and freight between Euston and Manchester
• Some overnight and daytime work could impact West Coast main line journeys
• People are advised to check National Rail Enquiries before travelling

Passengers who need help to get on and off trains at Manchester Piccadilly station now have a dedicated waiting lounge to make travelling by train a more pleasant experience.

Railway engineers are about to enter an important phase to connect a major new rail freight interchange to the West Coast main line in Northampton.