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Hot on the heels of last night's England match, another football match kicks off this Friday (9 July) to raise money for charities working to support mental health.

Passengers, motorists and residents are being informed about a major upgrade to a railway bridge in Warrington.

Network Rail is carrying out work to improve Rearsby level crossing in Charnwood later this month to make sure it remains fit for purpose for years to come.

Network Rail and Highways England have today published the first phase of the Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight Strategy. The strategy is the culmination of a year’s work between the two organisations and represents a further step forward in the collaboration between Highways England and Network Rail in multimodal strategic planning and other areas to better serve our customers.

High-speed parcel deliveries will soon be made by rail to satisfy a growing demand for faster freight.

Hashtags like #railphotography and #railwayshoot have escalated dramatically in recent years ― with more than 1M uses on trend-setting apps like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.

At the end of this month, railway engineers will be making major improvements to track and railway bridges between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge and Manchester Victoria and Rochdale.

• Rail industry colleagues have worked together to operate a charter train in aid of Martin House Children’s Hospice.
• Passengers at the event helped to raise over £50,000 for the charity so far.
• Rail industry partners have also donated prizes to be auctioned online until Friday 9 July.