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Birmingham New Street station has once again joined in the fun for April fool's day by revealing 'plans' for slides down to platforms from the main concourse.

Vandals have kicked in the doors of a new passenger lift at Mills Hill station in Greater Manchester - just 15 months after it was installed to make platforms accessible for everyone.

Passengers are being advised about changes to journeys this coming weekend while engineers improve key railway junctions in the North West.

Manchester City and Liverpool football fans are being advised against travelling by rail to and from the FA Cup semi-final on Easter Saturday while major railway improvements are taking place.

Train operator Northern and Network Rail are appealing for information after a group of individuals threw a log into the path of an oncoming train near Bolton.

Cheltenham Festival-goers travelling by train from Birmingham New Street are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start for 2022.

• West Coast main line passengers urged to travel either side of the Easter bank holiday (Thursday 14 April and Tuesday 19 April)
• £22m railway improvements will mean better future journeys for passengers and freight
• Between Good Friday and Easter Monday no trains will run to or from London Euston - services will start and finish at Milton Keynes
• Journeys will take longer and will involve replacement buses

Passengers and residents in Leamington Spa are being invited to find out more about an essential railway bridge upgrade this Easter.