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Work has started on a £3.1m project to improve accessibility at Croy station in North Lanarkshire.

Network Rail will shortly demolish the existing bridge under the Highland Mainline railway at Lynebeg, near Inverness, and replace it with a new structure. It is part of the advance works for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project.

Passengers at Edinburgh Waverley station can now get free and unlimited WiFi which is fast enough to support video calls and streaming. 

Work to renew the roof at Stirling station has opened a window to the past and unearthed a treasure trove of papers and post cards - some dating back to the First World War.

Network Rail has completed the installation of 15 deer leaps along the railway boundary on the line between Kinbrace and Forsinard.

• Network Rail teams up with best-selling Adventures on Trains authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman to inspire the next generation aboard a Porterbrook hybrid train – the HydroFLEX.

• Primary schoolchildren from Glasgow will join the authors, along with engineers from Network Rail and Porterbrook, for a fun-packed literary journey where they can learn about the secrets of storytelling and how technology is powering rail’s green revolution in Britain.

• The event will mark Transport Day at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, on Wednesday, 10 November.

Scotland’s Railway is asking passengers to check before travelling as forecast severe weather will mean speed limits and reduced services on some routes between Wednesday and Friday (October 27-29).

Network Rail and the Scottish Football Association will be delivering a series of football camps in East Kilbride to help young people stay safe around the railway.