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Passengers are being thanked for their patience after a 21-day closure of the West Coast Main Line through Staffordshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester for multiple upgrades to improve future journeys for passengers and freight.

Network Rail has completed a vital programme of stabilisation work at Little Haywood cutting, located within the Shugborough Estate and Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the railway for passengers and freight services.

Passengers and residents in Stone, Staffordshire, are being advised about a £7m+ package of railway upgrades to improve safety, performance and long-term reliability on the West Coast Main Line.

Network Rail will begin a major £1.4 million upgrade of the footbridge at Longport station this summer to improve safety for passengers and pedestrians and enhance the long-term resilience of the structure for years to come.

Staff from Network Rail will be visiting level crossings across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire this week to speak with communities and raise awareness about railway safety ahead of the school summer holidays.

Staff from Network Rail will be visiting level crossings across Staffordshire this week to speak with communities and raise awareness about railway safety ahead of the school summer holidays.

Passengers are being advised that fewer services will continue running to and from London Euston this weekend while rail engineers complete urgent track repairs in Milton Keynes.

Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line are being advised to check before they travel following a low-speed train derailment in Bletchley this afternoon.