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The final piece of Birmingham New Street station’s new atrium roof covering was put into place yesterday (Tuesday 16 September 2014), marking another important milestone in the station’s redevelopment.

The first permanent Big Issue vendor’s pitch inside a railway station will be unveiled by Network Rail and The Big Issue Foundation at Euston station on Friday 19 September. The pitch will support the selected vendor to earn a legitimate income, with the new partnership including activities to help support the charity’s work with the homeless and those at risk of homelessness.

Network Rail has announced a new managing director, network operations to take over from Robin Gisby who has decided to leave next year. Phil Hufton, currently chief operating officer of London Underground, will be joining in early 2015 and will have an orderly handover from Robin.

• New longer structure being installed to allow dualling of road below

• Service alterations in place, with buses replacing trains on some routes

Millions of passengers are set to benefit from the opening of the biggest railway control centre in the country as Hugh Bayley MP and Phil Verster, Network Rail route managing director, today marked the building’s completion.

Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, visited Lincolnshire on Thursday 11 September to view progress on the £280m project to upgrade and modernise a key rail artery that will enable more and better services to run.

First Capital Connect, Network Rail and Hertfordshire County Council welcomed the Minister of State for Transport Baroness Kramer to Hatfield station on Thursday September 11 for a tour of the improvement work.

Narborough Road bridge is getting a facelift. Network Rail engineers are cleaning and painting the bridge, which crosses the A5460 Narborough Road in Leicester between its junctions with Ivy Road and Winchester Avenue.