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Network Rail has thanked passengers for their patience during the festive period after they today (11 January) reopened all platforms at Bristol Temple Meads station following a series of improvements to the railway across the city.

Network Rail, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and Stagecoach Supertram have together launched the Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub, containing a wealth of information drawn from the collective experience of designing, constructing and operating Britain’s first Tram Train system.

Passengers at Birmingham New Street are being urged to check their platforms throughout 2021 while major work takes place to improve future journeys.

• Massive concrete structure to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line as part of £1.2bn upgrade
• Major works to occur over nine days between 16 and 24 January, with service changes between London and Edinburgh
• Hundreds of hours of passenger disruption to be avoided by industry-leading engineering technique
• New tunnel will separate slow-moving freight from long-distance passenger trains – speeding up journeys and improving reliability

• Massive concrete structure to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line as part of £1.2bn upgrade
• Major works to occur over nine days between 16 and 24 January
• Hundreds of hours of passenger disruption to be avoided by industry-leading engineering technique
• New tunnel will separate slow-moving freight from long-distance passenger trains – speeding up journeys and improving reliability

Works to prevent future landslips from the steep cutting at the southern entrance to Wadhurst Tunnel will last at least sixty years and provide more reliable journeys.

A vital project to refurbish the rail bridge over Crowhill Road in Bishopbriggs is set to begin next week.

• People must follow the latest Government guidance and not travel except for limited reasons

• Major improvement work means there are changes to services over the next four weekends in January