The South West
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This area includes the Great Western Main Line and its branches, covering the route from London Paddington to Penzance, through Bristol and onto Pilning, up to the boundaries with Wales, Worcester and Basingstoke. It operates and maintains over 900 miles of track, enabling the running of over 2,000 services a day. Train operators include Great Western Railway, South West Railway, CrossCountry, Chiltern Railways and Heathrow Express.
Latest news for this route
Secretary of State for Transport marks completion of Dawlish sea wall, protecting South West railway for generations to come
This morning (Monday 3 July), Network Rail, the wider rail industry, the local council and local school pupils joined Secretary of State for Transport, The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, in Dawlish, Devon, to mark the completion and official opening of the £80m sea wall.
Network Rail teams up with Learn Live to deliver important message to school pupils during Rail Safety Week
This morning (Friday 30 July), pupils from 2,427 secondary schools had the opportunity to hear from industry experts on the importance of staying safe around the railway as Network Rail joined the online learning platform Learn Live to broadcast a special session on rail safety to schools across Network Rail’s Western route, which runs from Paddington to Penzance.
Rail passengers on the move again through Nuneham as major project to replace 160-year-old viaduct support completes ahead of schedule
Engineers have worked around the clock to safely reopen Nuneham Viaduct, in Oxfordshire, a day early, on Friday 9 June, following an intensive ten-week programme of work.
Have your say on changes to level crossings in Oxfordshire
Members of the public are being invited to share their views on proposals to improve the safety of three level crossings in Oxfordshire.
Passengers between Bristol and South Wales reminded to check before travelling ahead of essential upgrade works in the Severn Tunnel
Trains will be diverted or replaced by buses between Friday 9 and Sunday 18 June and on Sunday 25 June, as Network Rail works around the clock to renew the tracks in the Severn Tunnel.
Work on Bristol’s new railway station steps up a gear, as platform construction begins at Ashley Down
Network Rail is set to begin a more intensive phase of the construction of the brand-new north Bristol station at Ashley Down, with a solid 16-day period from Saturday 3 June to Monday 19 June, when teams will be working around the clock to install two new platforms.
People warned about dangers of railway tracks after concerning number of trespass incidents involving children and young people in recent weeks
Network Rail and British Transport Police (BTP) are issuing a stark warning to stay off the tracks ahead of the half term holiday, following a rise in the number of railway trespass incidents in both Bristol and Gloucester.
£80 million Dawlish sea wall, which will help protect vital rail link to the south west, set to open to public
The transformation of Dawlish seafront is almost complete as 415m of new promenade, along with other fully accessible public areas, are set to open to the public ahead of the summer season.
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