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A railway signaller is using his spare time to create visors for care workers on his 3D printer during the coronavirus pandemic.

Network Rail’s station teams at Bristol Temple Meads, Reading and London Paddington have thanked the public for their support after they received dozens of pictures of railway themed rainbows since launching an appeal earlier this month.

Mysterious flooding for residents living by a freight line and reservoir in Greater Manchester has been solved by railway engineers.

New track, sleepers and ballast has been installed at Billericay on the Southend Victoria branch line, which means fewer delays for key workers currently using the line and improved reliability in the long term ready for when passengers return.

Network Rail’s track maintenance teams in Peterborough are working hard to keep the railway running throughout the Coronavirus crisis, to allow vital freight and passenger services to continue.

Network Rail is inviting the public to send in digital versions of their home-made pictures of rainbows with a railway theme to be displayed at London Liverpool Street station and on screens at stations across Anglia.

Key workers, including NHS staff, can now get to work on a more reliable and resilient railway as work to renew track and points at Maryland has been completed. This means fewer delays and increased reliability on the busy Norwich to London line for years to come.

A Network Rail worker from South Yorkshire is one of thousands of railway staff helping to keep vital freight and passenger services moving during the Coronavirus crisis, meaning supermarket shelves stay stocked and those who cannot work from home are able to travel.