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Network Rail’s Chairman, Sir Peter Hendy CBE, is hosting this year’s annual bus service to the Wiltshire village of Imber, which returns on Saturday 21 August for the first time since 2019.

• Railway improvements In Manchester and Cheshire are taking place between 28-30 August
• Future passenger and freight journeys will benefit from a multi-million-pound investment
• Passengers are advised to ‘look before they book’, travel at quieter times and out of respect for others, wear a face covering in busy indoor settings

Network Rail has completed work to install a new, accessible footbridge over the railway on Ferryboat Lane between Old Denaby and Mexborough.

Network Rail will be carrying out overnight tree and vegetation management from August until the end of the year on the line between Shettleston and Drumgelloch. 

Network Rail will be carrying out overnight tree and vegetation management from August until the end of the year on the line between Tradeston and Paisley.

Network Rail will be carrying out overnight tree and vegetation management from August until the end of the year on the line between Cupar and Leuchars. 

Network Rail has submitted a pre-application notice to City of Edinburgh Council for revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the iconic Forth Bridge.  

Network Rail has completed 2 weeks of work to stabilise and protect an embankment at Killiecrankie on the Highland Main Line following a landslip in July.