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Mark Carne, Network Rail's new chief executive will take up his new role from Monday 24th February, slightly earlier than originally planned.

Network Rail is working with the Environment Agency to closely monitor rising ground water levels in Patcham area outside Brighton, where the Brighton Main Line runs through a tunnel in the South Downs.

Timelapse video released today shows a modular polystyrene platform being installed as part of the Peterborough investment project by Network Rail.

To reduce disruption to passengers during construction the extension of platform 1 was cut from 20 weeks to just 20 days.

Immense efforts by hundreds of rail engineers overnight have seen scores of trees removed from blocked lines, over a dozen dewirements repaired and hundreds of pieces of debris cleared of the track across Wales and the north of England.

Due to the extreme weather conditions there is severe disruption on the West Coast Main Line.

Passengers in the north west of England are being advised to check before they travel today (12 February) as gale-force winds and heavy rain will mean changes to services across the region.

Rail passengers are being advised to check with their train operators before travelling today, as gale-force winds and heavy rain will mean changes to some scheduled services.

Services to the South West out of Paddington continue to be the most disrupted as a result of flooding at Maidenhead and storm damage at Dawlish. Advice to passengers is avoid Paddington if at all possble today as services are very limited.

Nationally, the vast majority of routes are open and services are operating normally.