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Network Rail has released station retail sales results showing 7.8% growth in like-for-like sales from September to December 2013 – the most successful quarter for Network Rail managed station retailers on record and a significant outperformance over high street sales (+0.6%*).

Network Rail has awarded framework agreements to cover its programme of civil examinations and assessments for the next five years.

Passengers and locals at St Neots are benefitting from improved access in and around the station after Network Rail completed a new £6m footbridge.

Network Rail has submitted plans for a new section of railway near Huyton station as part of the £600m Northern Hub investment to provide faster, more frequent services across the north of England.

Following the latest severe storms last weekend, Network Rail has updated its estimate of the time it will take to restore the railway at Dawlish. It has now advised that the railway will be repaired by mid-April and that it will be working night and day with dedicated resources to accelerate this programme.

The most significant refurbishment of the rail swing bridge since it was built in 1889 is getting underway in Selby.

Engineers will refurbish the structure itself and the hydraulics on the swing span during the project.

A joint scheme of around £811k aimed at improving the access to Hayle station was today unveiled by Network Rail, First Great Western, Cornwall Council and Sustrans.

Rail passengers on some routes in the Sheffield and Chesterfield areas will have longer journeys and some services cancellations from tomorrow (Tuesday 18 February).

One of the two tracks through Unstone needs to close for safety reasons. The hillside above the railway became unstable in the recent extremely wet weather.