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Network Rail’s railway land is home to a variety of plant and animal species, few of which are as cute as these dormice. The railway company’s Southern region is working in partnership with ZSL (Zoological Society of London) to explore innovative ways to better understand and monitor what species are living along the railway.

Rail passengers are being advised to check their journeys as speed restrictions are put in place due to extreme weather in Scotland.

Network Rail are working around the clock to repair landslips at Woking in Surrey and Crewkerne in Somerset as full service expected to resume from Monday morning.

Scotland’s Railway welcomed Marion Fellows, MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, to the Camps Viaduct project site to see progress on the £6m investment to strengthen the bridge.

The completion of the £30m restoration of the iconic Barmouth Viaduct in north Wales was celebrated today (Friday 8 December) after a painstaking four-year programme of work to carefully restore the 156-year-old, grade II* listed structure, back to its former glory and protect it for generations to come.

Sunderland's multi-million-pound southern train station entrance has officially opened its doors today (Friday December 8).    

Wednesday 6 December saw the winter Safety Step Up Day, a quarterly event organised by TRU to enhance safety culture and foster a secure work environment across the Transpennine Route Upgrade. 

Passengers travelling to and from London Paddington today (Friday, 8 December) are being urged to check their journeys before they leave, as a more limited service will be operating than usual.