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A £48million investment in East Nottinghamshire’s railway continues this weekend as signalling upgrades near completion.

Network Rail has installed a new drainage system on the Settle to Carlisle railway line in rural Cumbria which will ensure that the line is safer and more reliable for passengers for years to come.

• Work will allow line between Bromsgrove and Birmingham to be electrified
• Upgraded signalling will help make services to and from the town more reliable
• To allow the work to be completed the line will be closed for 12 days
• Buses will replace trains serving Bromsgrove station
• Trains between Birmingham, Hereford, south Wales and the South West will be subject to an amended timetable

Chipping Sodbury residents have been invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about proposals for traffic calming measures at Dodington Road bridge, as part of plans to upgrade the railway.

Network Rail has appealed to students at Brockenhurst College to stay safe when near or using the railway, during a special safety day held at the college today (Thursday, 29 September).

Network Rail and South West Trains are today launching a campaign asking passengers to plan ahead for major changes taking place at London’s Waterloo station between 5-28 August 2017, as they continue to deliver an £800 million upgrade to the station and the railway, and the biggest investment in the London station for 80 years.

Swindon residents have been invited to a drop-in event to find out more about upcoming work to prepare the Great Western Main Line for electrification as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to provide a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers.