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Railway engineers have secured the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham from being damaged by thousands of tonnes of moving earth.

Passenger journeys and residents’ homes are now protected after moving land was secured beside the West Coast main line in Stoke-on-Trent.

Emergency work is taking place to repair a landslip on the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham .

Kidsgrove station’s multi-million-pound accessibility upgrade will ramp up from next week as work to stabilise historic mine shafts under the site gets underway.

Passenger access is being improved to four of London Euston station’s busiest platforms as part of a multi-million-pound improvement programme.

Network Rail has joined construction firms involved in the building of HS2 to set out long-term plans so people in seven London boroughs will benefit from the project.

A sunflower decorated Christmas tree has been made by staff at Euston station to promote its support for passengers with non-visible disabilities.

• Passengers using the West Coast main line between Crewe and London Euston should plan ahead if using the railway during the government’s Christmas travel window between 23 and 27 December
• People should reserve seats on long distance trains, travel at quieter times and follow all safety advice to stop the spread of coronavirus
• Railway improvement work is taking place to improve future journeys on one of Europe’s busiest mixed-use passenger and freight routes