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Moorgate Halt level crossing in Uppermill, Saddleworth will temporarily close from Saturday 30 August for six months as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

Major sections of a replacement railway bridge which will take the West Coast Main Line over the M6 are arriving on site ahead of its complete overhaul next year.

Station safety teams are being used in the West Midlands to help resolve issues before they can delay passengers' journeys.

Buses will replace trains on the lines surrounding Guildford over the August Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 23rd August – Monday 25th August while vital engineering improvements are carried out on the South Western Railway network.

South Western Railway passengers on the Hounslow Loop should be aware that buses replace trains between Kew Bridge and Barnes will be closed between 23 and 31 August while we complete vital strengthening works on Barnes Bridge.

Customers using c2c services are being advised to check journey planners before they travel from Monday 18 August as the timetable is being amended in response to track conditions.

Customers are being urged to plan ahead as transformational work to modernise the railway across Huddersfield and Deighton gets underway, bringing significant improvements to journeys across the North.

A 67-year-old railway bridge carrying a roundabout over the West Coast Main Line in Stockport has been successfully removed in the first week of its major £20m replacement.