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Passengers are being advised to check before they travel after suspected metal thieves caused signalling cables to catch fire on the railway in Shropshire.

The railway between Didcot Parkway and Oxford will not reopen until after Easter as Network Rail engineers continue their assessment of Nuneham viaduct in Oxfordshire.

Work on the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade is continuing in April, with passengers reminded to check before they travel between Manchester and Sheffield.

Rail passengers travelling in the North West this Easter are being reminded to check before they travel while major railway upgrades take place to improve future journeys.

Rail passengers travelling on the Cross City line between Birmingham and Lichfield this Easter are being reminded to check before they travel during major work to replace a railway bridge.

Passengers planning on using the West Coast main line this Easter are being reminded to travel either side of the bank holiday with major improvements to a railway junction in Watford closing Euston for four days.

The new Cameron Bridge station is beginning to take shape after two months of intensive work on the site.

Passengers are urged to check before travelling this Easter bank holiday weekend as Network Rail works to deliver vital upgrades and track renewal in the wider Reading area.