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Rail passengers between Derby and Birmingham are being asked to check before travelling as Network Rail and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue respond to a large fire in Burton-Upon-Trent.

Vandals have kicked in the doors of a new passenger lift at Mills Hill station in Greater Manchester - just 15 months after it was installed to make platforms accessible for everyone.

Chelmsford City Council is inviting the public to have their say on proposals for the new Beaulieu Park station as part of a 4-week public consultation.

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.

Today (30 March), plaques have been unveiled at two stations in Northamptonshire as Network Rail finish upgrading the historic platform canopies.

Network Rail has completed work to regrade a slope above the railway near Lockerbie to protect against adverse weather.

Network Rail is pleased to confirm that Mark Tarry has been appointed Supply Chain Operations director, succeeding Rob Morton, who recently became managing director for Route Services.

John Lauder, deputy CEO of Sustrans, will join Scotland’s Railway in April on an 18-month secondment to lead a special strategic project to reduce car journeys to the nation’s train stations.