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Hundreds of rail engineers will make improvements to key rail routes in the North West this Christmas to improve future journeys for passengers and freight.

Three lucky children from Croy Primary School were presented with prizes after winning a rail safety poster competition for the new Inverness Airport railway station.

Vicarton Street, Girvan will be closed from 22:00hrs on Tuesday 05 December until
06:00hrs on Wednesday 06 December

Rail passengers are being advised to check their journeys before travelling as more adverse weather moves across Scotland this week.

New ground has been broken today on the Transpennine Route Upgrade, as the Minister for Rail announced a £3.9bn funding boost to the North’s most transformative rail project.

Major upgrades to the railway this Christmas and New Year will see a new platform bridge lifted in Lichfield, vital trackside equipment upgraded in Birmingham and work continuing on HS2.

• Delivery of further upgrade work marks progress towards digital signalling on East Coast Main Line
• Report published by Transport Focus highlights passenger priorities for communicating digital signalling
• New East Coast Digital Programmme website and campaign material launched, explaining digital signalling and providing information about passenger impacts of work

Network Rail has completed work to replace a bridge on a key walking route over the railway near Balgray Reservoir in East Renfrewshire.