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Network Rail is to investigate the options for improving train services on the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Worcester. This announcement follows a series of meetings with stakeholders and regional MPs this week.

Up to 8 new recruits are being sought by Network Rail in the West Midlands for its industry-leading advanced apprenticeship scheme. Now in its third year, the programme will take on 240 aspiring engineers. For the first time, in 2007, Network Rail will also be training telecoms specialists, alongside the existing disciplines of track, signalling and electrification and plant.