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Improvement work will be taking place at Blankney level crossing on the B1189 (Station Rd/ Moor Ln) in Metheringham starting this weekend, in preparation for a full upgrade later in the year

Network Rail today launched a three-day consultation giving members of the public the opportunity to comment on plans to construct a new section of railway track near Huyton railway station.

This weekend, a vital part of the Ipswich Chord project to build a new stretch of track that will help to take more freight off the roads and onto rail will be delivered when a new bridge is installed over Sproughton Road in Ipswich.

Network Rail, The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) and the Rail Freight Group (RFG) are delighted by the introduction of the new Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, which comes into force from today.

Passengers will soon benefit from better access at Carlisle station thanks to a £1.8 million investment to provide new lifts and reopen a subway.

Work has started on a new state-of-the-art signalling and training centre which will control large areas of railway in London and the south west.

Electric trains on the Chase Line will move a step closer this Autumn as Network Rail starts work to electrify the railway between Walsall, Cannock and Rugeley Trent Valley.

Edinburgh’s Waverley Station will open its doors to the public this weekend, with tours of the historic railway terminal timed to correspond with the launch of a new book about the station