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Passengers are being thanked for their patience after work to improve future journeys between Rugby and Stafford.

People in Bicester are being advised of level crossing work this August bank holiday as part of the East West Rail project.

Shocking video has been released showing a car driver ignoring red lights at a level crossing and driving directly in front of an oncoming train in the Lake District.

West Midlands rail workers have cleared over 60 bags of fly-tipped waste and litter dumped beside railway lines in Birmingham. 

A fly-tipper has been convicted and ordered to pay £3000 after his home address was found in illegally dumped waste on railway land in Lancashire.

• Railway improvements In Manchester and Cheshire are taking place between 28-30 August
• Future passenger and freight journeys will benefit from a multi-million-pound investment
• Passengers are advised to ‘look before they book’, travel at quieter times and out of respect for others, wear a face covering in busy indoor settings

The mother of a teenager caught trespassing with two of his friends on the railway in Warwickshire say all three boys are lucky to have escaped unharmed.

• Railway improvements between London, the West Midlands, and North West are taking place between 28-30 August
• Future passenger and freight journeys will benefit from a £17m investment
• Passengers are advised to ‘look before they book’, travel at quieter times and out of respect for others, wear a face covering in busy indoor settings