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Passengers travelling on the c2c Line between London and Shoeburyness are urged to check before they travel as Network Rail continues it’s work to upgrade the overhead wiring system. Residents are also being reminded that the level crossing at East Tilbury station will also be closed for short periods throughout the work.

Passengers travelling to Stansted and between London and Cambridge are advised to check before they travel this Easter as Network Rail carries out essential track works in the Bishops Stortford area.

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• Rail safety campaign backed by comedian Sophie McCartney

Victorian platform canopies are being renovated at Great Malvern station in Worcestershire as part of further improvements for passengers.

A £6.55m investment by Network Rail and GWR in the railway in Cornwall will see the construction of three new sidings in Penzance, helping longer trains to run and be maintained in Cornwall.

Work is now underway at Lynebeg in the Scottish Highlands to support local ecology as engineers prepare for the construction of a new pond as part of advance works for the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project.

Rail passengers travelling to Liverpool Lime Street for the Grand National are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start when the world-famous horse racing festival returns tomorrow.

Network Rail engineers begin work to transform the Ebbw Vale line, which will enable Transport for Wales to run more trains in the future.