Network Rail and train operator CrossCountry are reminding passengers planning to travel by rail over the upcoming August bank holiday weekend to check before they travel, because major HS2 building work in Birmingham will disrupt services.
High-speed railway HS2 has revealed that its engineers have finished the first major phase of work on the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over the railway lines that run from Birmingham to Derby.
Network Rail says that significant damage has been caused to the railway after the wildfires in Stourbridge last week. The wildfires happened last week (Thursday…