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• Network Rail engineers will carry out essential work from Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd February 2026.
• Buses to replace trains at the stations between Gravesend and Dartford to Slade Green, Barnehurst and Crayford, over the February half-term 2026.
• South Eastern Railway and Thameslink are giving advance notice to passengers to help them plan ahead.

Ground is officially broken on the £18.3m Balgray station, marking the start of construction on a new rail link serving Barrhead and its growing communities. 

North Shropshire Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan has paid a visit to the site of a level crossing earmarked for safety upgrades to address growing concerns of misuse.

Rail Minister Lord Hendy today celebrated the recent achievement of the Great Northern ‘Northern City Line’ becoming the country’s first commuter railway to operate without signals at the side of the track.

• South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids will not call at Crewkerne from Monday 28 July, until further notice
• Rail replacement bus services will operate between Yeovil Junction and Axminster in both directions, calling at Crewkerne
• Dried out railway embankments west of Salisbury mean further changes to trains on the West of England Line are likely over the summer
• Customers are advised to plan ahead and regularly check for updates

This August railway engineers will improve future journeys across three counties during a rare three-week railway closure through Stockport.

August closure means that rail replacement buses will operate over the whole route so that Network Rail can undertake essential engineering work.

Network Rail has released new aerial photos showing the first six months of progress on Okehampton Interchange station, which is set to open in 2026.