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As part of TRU’s First and Last Mile scheme, funding has been granted to waterways charity Canal & River Trust to complete the upgrade of the canal towpath between Shepley Bridge Marina and Station Road in Mirfield, with work starting next week (Monday 10 February).

Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after a range of upgrades was delivered on the East Coast Main Line over the last two weekends.

Passengers are benefitting from better journeys between Worcester and Hereford after six days of work to upgrade track along this vital route.

York station’s long-stay car park will close in March as part of the wider York Station Gateway project.

TRU Engineers will carry out vital improvements to the railway between Ravensthorpe and Leeds across three weeks in March, with customers urged to plan their journeys ahead of time.

A safety warning has been issued to pedestrians to take extra care after a near miss at a level crossing in Southport.

• Global public to narrow down 200 railway-themed artworks to just 20 by voting for their three favourites
• The longlist features paintings, drawings and sculptures from almost 100 collections
• The final twenty artworks will be showcased in a digital exhibition hosted by Art UK, the online home of the UK's national art collection
• The public will then vote for their favourite railway artwork of all time as part of the Railway 200 campaign marking the railway’s bicentenary

Work to repair a significant landslip between Three Bridges and Gatwick on the Brighton Main Line will begin on Sunday evening. Train services will continue to be disrupted and Network Rail will issue a further update as soon as possible.