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• Almost 200 sites across the country have been identified as development opportunities to deliver land by 2020 for around 12,000 homes
• A plan has been put in place to deliver land for 5,000 homes in London, 3,600 homes in Manchester and the North, 1,700 homes in the Midlands and the East of England and 1,400 homes in the South of England
• Network Rail continues to assess these sites to maximise their housing potential, and continues to review its assets to see how many more sites can be released

Passengers should expect changes to their services as the programme to transform Scotland’s railway continues with the electrification of the Glasgow-Edinburgh, via Shotts, line.

Network Rail is inviting residents in Chorley to an information event to find out more about upcoming work to manage vegetation near the railway to keep rail passengers and staff safe.

Praise has been heaped on former Network Rail employee by NHS after organ donation saves lives

Passengers in south-east London and Kent have been thanked for their patience after a planned closure of Cannon Street last week allowed for the completion of the latest major phase of the Thameslink Programme.

Four public events will take place as Network Rail begins consultation on the next phase of the Railway Upgrade Plan in Cambridgeshire.

Network Rail has issued a level crossing safety warning urging the public to be extra vigilant when using crossings, while the Severn Tunnel is closed for essential upgrade work.

Passengers requiring step-free access at Ascot station are advised to allow extra time for journeys from 6 September to February 2017, as Network Rail begins work to extend all three platforms and install a new bridge with lifts to make the station fully accessible.