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Nantwich residents are invited to a drop-in event to find out more about the renewal of Newcastle Road level crossing, as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan for Wales and Borders.

East Sussex passengers are advised to plan ahead as work to complete a major upgrade of the line between Lewes and Seaford means buses will replace trains on all routes via Lewes – including those to and from Haywards Heath– for four days in March 2019.

Network Rail is delivering a multi-million-pound programme of enhancement and maintenance projects that will affect services on the Highland main line this weekend.

Network Rail is inviting residents in Attenborough and the surrounding area to find out more about plans to upgrade Nature Reserve level crossing to improve safety.

Merlins Bridge residents are invited to a drop-in event to find out more about the renewal of the Pembroke Road railway bridge and the Milford Road railway bridge as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan for Wales and Borders.

• One of longest tunnels in southern England given biggest overhaul in 150 years
• Work results in a 20% reduction in delay incidents through the tunnel nearly halving journey times for passengers
• Drainage systems improved with track and sleepers replaced

As savvy shoppers head to Birmingham for Black Friday weekend bargains, passengers are being advised to plan their journeys, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to choose to travel in and out of the city by train.

The railway between Wigan Wallgate and Manchester will be closed for the next three Saturdays (24 November and 1 & 8 December) as Network Rail engineers complete a major upgrade.