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Network Rail and train operators on the East Coast Main Line have today (Monday, 14 October) announced the next set of dates which will see major improvement work take place as part of the East Coast Upgrade, including two weekends when there will be no trains to or from London King’s Cross.

Network Rail is reminding passengers that car parking at Bedford station will be significantly reduced from Monday, 21 October until Sunday, 22 December.

Network Rail has successfully completed the lengthening of platforms 4 and 5 at Glasgow Queen Street station.

The transformation of Stechford station in Birmingham to make it more accessible for passengers has reached a key milestone with the new footbridge and lift shafts now in place.

Railway staff from Merseyside and West Lancashire have joined forces to encourage people to speak up if they’re struggling with their mental health as part of a new Samaritans awareness campaign.

• The scheme is open to anyone who will be aged 18 on or before 29 March 2020 with no upper age limit
• Three years of expert training and a lifetime of engineering possibilities
• Applications are now open, and the scheme starts in March 2020

Teaching young people how to stay safe on the railway has been given a boost with a partnership between Network Rail and Southend United Community & Educational Trust (CET), the official charity of Southend United Football Club, to kick out trespassing on the tracks.