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• Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines, transport secretary Grant Shapps and BTP assistant chief constable Charlie Doyle commit to tackling street homelessness as first signatories of new charter

• Network Rail to work with five charity partners as part of Routes out of Homelessness initiative, including fundraising, events, additional support and pilot outreach scheme in stations

• Murals unveiled at Network Rail stations to mark the occasion ahead of World Homeless Day on Saturday 10^th October

• Network Rail installs 32 coffee cup recycling bins at seven of Britain’s biggest and busiest stations
• Cup recycling facilities in all 20 managed stations by the end of October, after YouGov poll reveals that less than a third (30%) of Brits who buy coffee while travelling recycle their cup properly, using a recycling bin specifically for paper/coffee cups
• Initiative forms part of Network Rail’s ambitions to make stations cleaner and greener

Passengers are being thanked for their patience as engineers continue to fix a major fault with railway signalling affecting trains between Manchester, Stoke, Birmingham and London.

• Railway upgrades are taking place in Liverpool and Coventry between 29-31 August to improve the railway for passengers
• Passengers are advised to plan ahead and check before they travel
• Please continue following Government advice around the use of public transport – wear a face covering if not exempt, maintain a distance from others and avoid peak times where possible

• Railway upgrades are taking place in Liverpool between 29-31 August to improve the railway for passengers
• Passengers are advised to plan ahead and check before they travel
• Please continue following Government advice around the use of public transport – wear a face covering if not exempt, maintain a distance from others and avoid peak times where possible

• Multiple railway upgrades are taking place through the ‘Coventry corridor’ between 29-31 August and on Sunday 6 September
• All trains between Birmingham New Street and London Euston will be affected, either with longer journeys or bus replacements
• Passengers are advised to plan ahead and travel before and after the bank holiday weekend
• Continue following Government advice on the use of public transport – wear a face covering, maintain a distance from others and avoid peak times where possible

• Network Rail carrying out £105m worth of investment to upgrade the railway and improve future passenger journeys over August Bank Holiday
• Those who are travelling by rail should wear a face covering unless they are exempt. Passengers should also travel at quieter times and maintain a distance from others wherever possible

Passengers are being advised about maintenance work on lifts at Birmingham International station which starts next week.