The West Coast Main Line will be mostly open to passengers this August bank holiday weekend.

Stretching from London Euston to the North West of England, the majority of the line will be accessible, however passengers are advised to plan their journeys in advance because of scheduled upgrade work.

From Saturday 24 until Monday, August 26, Network Rail engineers will be working on upgrades in Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe.

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Works preparing for HS2, Britain's new high speed railway, will be taking place in the Duddeston area of Birmingham, and near London Euston.

In Crewe, upgrades to the drainage, track and signaling in the vicinity of the station will take place.

Work is planned to cut delays and improve performance for passengers and freight services on the West Coast main line in Stoke-on-Trent.

Track upgrades are set to take place between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway stations to prepare for HS2.

HS2 engineers will continue work on the stretch between London Euston and Milton Keynes with an aim to lengthen a road bridge.

Despite the upgrade plans, the majority of the network will remain open to the public over the weekend.

This ensures people can travel to meet friends, family and attend events across the country, including the Manchester Pride festival set for the bank holiday weekend.

James Dean, Network Rail's passenger director, said: "We've planned our engineering work to keep disruption to a minimum so people can rely on the railway to get them to where they need to be across the bank holiday.

"Most services will be running as usual but I do advise for those planning to travel to check their journeys in advance."

Passengers are urged to plan ahead with their travel schedules at www.nationalrail.co.uk.

Further information about Network Rail track maintenance is available at https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/track.