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Major work on the West Coast main line to keep trains running at full speed between Coventry and Birmingham International is now complete.

• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action this Saturday 8 October
• A special timetable will be in place with only nine departures per hour from Birmingham New Street
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption

• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action on Saturday 8 October
• A special timetable will be in place with only three trains per hour leaving London Euston
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption

• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action this Saturday (8 October)
• A special timetable will be in place with only two departures per hour from Liverpool Lime Street
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption

• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action on Saturday 8 October
• A special timetable will be in place with only four trains per hour leaving Manchester Piccadilly
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption

Rail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys over nine days in October during major Trent Valley line upgrade work.

A fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains are now blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving across the North West this autumn.

A special fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains have started blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving across the West Midlands and Chiltern main line this autumn.