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Network Rail workers in Cumbria joined forces with a local farmer to keep passengers and freight trains moving on the West Coast main line.

Construction of a brand-new railway station to link Portway Park & Ride with the Severn Beach railway line has got underway.

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Traffic will soon flow better at Leeds station’s short-stay car park as Network Rail improve the layout this month.

A very high tide and winds have caused ballast, the stones that support the tracks, to be washed away at Haddiscoe on the Norwich to Lowestoft line.

With Storm Corrie set to bring heavy rain and winds of up to 80mph to Scotland tomorrow (January 30), ScotRail train services will cease running early on Sunday evening as a safety precaution.

Scotland’s Railway has withdrawn services on some lines across Scotland this morning as a safety precaution as Storm Malik blows trees and other debris onto the tracks.

With winds of up to 70mph expected to hit the network from the early hours of Saturday morning (January 29), Scotland’s Railway will be introducing speed restrictions on some lines.