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• Railway open for ‘business as usual’ over both May bank holiday weekends (4 – 6 and 25 – 27 May) as majority of the network is unaffected
• A 22,000 strong workforce will work around the clock over both May bank holiday weekends

• London Euston station and sections of the West Coast Main Line between London and Glasgow will be closed on 4-6 May

Network Rail is advising that buses will replace trains between Stirling and Alloa on Sunday May 5 while the renovated Stirling station footbridge will be lifted back into position over the May Bank holiday weekend.

Network Rail has today (Monday, 29 April) released incredible time-lapse footage showing major improvement work taking place at Leeds station.

A new £14m railway extension has been unveiled in Buxton which will boost productivity in the UK construction sector.

Network Rail successfully commissioned the first phase of signalling improvements on the line between Aberdeen and Stonehaven over the weekend to increase capacity on the line for the introduction of additional services.

Network Rail has announced the award of six multi-million-pound framework contracts to deliver signalling and telecoms across the country, worth an estimated £750m for Control Period 6 (2019-2024).

Passengers planning to travel between Stoke-on-Trent and Derby on Monday are being urged to check before they travel after a bridge replacement was delayed because of high winds.

Motorists are being reminded that a project to refurbish three historic railway bridges in Manchester city centre ramps up again next week.