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Rail passengers are now benefiting from the overhaul of a key section of the signalling system on a busy stretch of the West Coast main line through Cheshire.

More than £9.5m is being invested to extend platforms at five railway stations in Cumbria to make way for longer trains.

A new footbridge over the railway in Bamber Bridge is now open so pedestrians and cyclists won’t have to cross directly over the tracks.

• Passengers should only travel if necessary during RMT strike action this Wednesday 27 July
• A special timetable will be in place with only six 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

• Passengers should only travel if necessary during RMT strike action tomorrow (Wednesday 27 July)
• 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

Rail passengers in the North West are being advised to plan ahead with heatwave conditions expected to impact journeys next week.

Fly-tippers in the Deepdale area of Preston are being urged to stop dumping waste on railway land or face criminal consequences.

Work to upgrade the lift giving passengers access to platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Piccadilly station is complete.