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This Easter, one of the biggest cranes in Europe visited Clapham Junction station in south west London to install a brand new and wider staircase.

Network Rail has completed a range of essential upgrades to the railway between London Euston, the Midlands, North West and Scotland over Easter.

The railway between Birmingham and Lichfield has reopened to passengers and freight this morning after major work to rebuild a bridge over the Cross City line this Easter.

The railway between Carlisle and Lancaster and in Crewe has reopened for passengers and freight today after major improvement work over the Easter bank holiday.

The railway between London Euston and Milton Keynes has reopened for passengers and freight today after major upgrades over Easter.

Residents of Oxford are reminded that as part of Network Rail’s £161million station and railway upgrade, Botley Road will be temporarily closed near Oxford station from 11 April until the end of October to enable station and track improvements and highways redevelopment.

Network Rail will be carrying out tree and vegetation management along a 9-mile stretch of the West Coast Mainline between Gretna and Lockerbie.

This reminder comes ahead of the Easter weekend following a 200% rise in dog walker incidents on level crossings in the past year