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A MUSICIAN who naïvely posed for a PR photograph on railway tracks to promote his debut single Dracula is urging others not to risk their lives by making the same mistake.

• New video shows cyclists ignoring red warning lights at level crossings
• Trains forced to make emergency stops, missing cyclists by seconds
• A quarter of level crossing misuse by cyclists recorded this year were near misses

A multi-million-pound upgrade to Theale Railway station is due to begin this year, with plans set to include:

Two near misses on level crossings in Kent have moved rail bosses to warn people enjoying the warmer weather to respect red lights and lockdown.

West Ealing station has become step-free after lifts opened to customers yesterday (Thursday 25 March) providing step-free access from street to platform.

Network Rail is carrying out major work to replace a railway bridge over the A6003 in Manton near Oakham in Rutland, to make sure it remains fit for purpose for generations to come.

Passengers are set to see a temporary new-look inside of Bristol Temple Meads station from this weekend (27 and 28 March) following the installation of scaffolding towers ready for the roof restoration to kick off this spring.

Pioneering tests of almost 800 miles of high-voltage overhead electric cables which power trains have shown they are in great condition on key North West rail routes.