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Network Rail will be replacing eight sets of 40-year-old points either side of Stowmarket station during the early autumn, helping to make this part of the main line fit for the future.

Major railway upgrades to improve future journeys for passengers and freight between Coventry and Banbury are now complete.

Network Rail will be working on the East Suffolk Line for six consecutive days later this month to keep everyone safe and reduce the chance of disruption to passengers in future.

Railway engineers are urgently redesigning Warwick station’s multi-million-pound accessibility upgrades after an unexpected discovery has forced teams to down tools.

Birmingham New Street has seen 52% more visitors since Ozzy the bull’s official homecoming to the station concourse last week.

Passengers travelling along the Midland Main Line between London St Pancras and the north are being urged to check before they travel as engineering work between Leicester and Kettering will impact on journeys on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 August.

Pioneering new devices will be trialled at Birmingham New Street station to see how much they improve air quality for passengers on platforms.

Jenny Gilruth, Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Mid-Fife and Glenrothes visited the site of Levenmouth Rail Link project to see first-hand the latest progress on the £116m Scottish Government investment.