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Over £24m is being invested over the late May bank holiday weekend to improve journeys on the West Coast main line between London Euston and Scotland.

Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) recently teamed up to take part in an three-hour Spin-a-thon to raise around £1,500 for the Stars Appeal, Salisbury Hospital’s charity.

As the next stage of work commences in Huddersfield as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, the A641 Bradford Road / Northgate will be closed for two weekends at the start of June.

The future of a Victorian-built railway footbridge has been secured for passengers in Derbyshire.

Innova, the partnership between Network Rail Property (NRP) and a UK subsidiary of IJM Land Berhad, have secured the opportunity to promote and develop eight sites across four London boroughs: Brent, Camden, Islington and Westminster.

Network Rail is urging level crossing users to take extra care following a timetable change that will see more trains running on the line between Cardiff and Cheltenham, as well as changes to the timings of services throughout the day.

Rail passengers are being advised to plan ahead and check for journey updates while multi-million-pound Midland Main Line upgrades continue.

Building of a new £23m Eastern Entrance at Bristol Temple Meads station is moving forward at pace, with the structure’s frame now complete.