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Network Rail has thanked passengers for their patience after the Marston Vale line was closed due to flooding.

The Marston Vale line that runs between Bletchley and Bedford reopened this morning (Monday 30 September) after services were suspended for 7 days due to flooding. The area around Bletchley saw over 170mm of rainfall over the past 7 days.

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Train services resumed this morning (Monday 30 September) between Castle Cary and Weymouth following a week-long closure of the Heart of Wessex line for vital upgrades.

For the first time since before astronauts walked on the moon, residents of the West of England and beyond will be able to catch trains to and from Ashley Down station.

The Romsey School and three Haslemere primary schools, Camelsdale, Shootermill and St Barts, have been honoured at a formal launch of a new Network Rail drive to promote safe rail behaviours

Thieves have stolen more than 140m of cable on the line between between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury, further disrupting passengers already impacted by flooding.

Stalybridge and Hyde MP and Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds MP, has urged his constituents to submit their views on the exciting plans for TRU rail upgrades between Stalybridge and Diggle (Saddleworth), through the ongoing online public consultation.

Network Rail is carrying out track improvement work in Southport.