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Members of the public are being warned to stay off the railway as new high voltage equipment goes live on the line between Stalybridge and Manchester Victoria.

Drone footage has been released showing the scale of the multi-million-pound upgrade of a major railway junction near Warrington which begins this weekend.

Network Rail and its principal contractor, Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, are working together to reopen the Conwy Valley Line for passengers ahead of the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst.

Mae Network Rail a’i brif gontractwr, Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, yn gweithio gyda’i gilydd i ailagor llinell Dyffryn Conwy i deithwyr cyn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn Llanrwst.

Primary school children have been learning about railway safety during the multi-million pound upgrade of Stechford station in Birmingham.

Worksop railway station has won a National Railway Heritage Award following a £1.1million investment to restore and preserve parts of the station.

Four level crossings on the Felixstowe branch line have been successfully upgraded to make crossing the railway safer for all in the Suffolk area.

• £98m to be invested in Britain’s rail network this August bank holiday weekend
• Railway open for ‘business as usual’ over August bank holiday weekend as majority of the network is unaffected, however there are major changes to services to/from London King’s Cross station