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Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) thanked passengers and lineside neighbours today for their patience following the completion, on time, of the first stage of work to pave the way for a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers in the south west and Thames Valley.

In spite of the arrival of Storm Katie this weekend, work to upgrade the railway in Essex this Easter was completed, meaning that passengers’ journeys on the line from Norwich to London will be more reliable.

The Bedford – Sandy – Cambridge corridor is today announced as the preferred option for the Central Section of East West Rail.

After a long weekend of heavy engineering work and stormy weather across Kent and London, the railway network is up and running again.

After a long weekend of heavy engineering work – and some dreadful weather - across Sussex and London, the railway network is up and running again.

Despite Storm Katie doing her best to disrupt the long weekend, Network Rail's orange army completed a record-breaking 450 engineering projects planned for the Easter bank holiday on time.

Passengers are today (29 March) benefiting from a better railway through the Stafford area and can look forward to improved services in future after a new section of track and a key flyover opened to trains at Norton Bridge.

Enabling faster and more frequent services on the main lines between London Liverpool Street to Cambridge and Norwich will be a priority for Network Rail in the next decade, according to an updated study which looks at long-term plans for the railway in the east of England.