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Network Rail and London Midland are reminding passengers that the line between Birmingham and Cheltenham will be closed this weekend (4-7 November) as the £100m project to upgrade the line at Bromsgrove reaches a critical milestone.

Residents in Wantage, Grove and Challow are reminded of the temporary closure of the A338 Wantage Road Bridge from 11 to 14 November as Network Rail remove the old bridge.

Network Rail engineers are continuing to repair a railway bridge near Leamington Spa.

Passengers are being advised to plan their journey to and from London Paddington as early as possible this Christmas ahead of Network Rail’s biggest ever Christmas upgrade.

Screen legend Dame Barbara Windsor’s voice will greet visitors to Network Rail stations across the nation over the coming week, as part of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

Residents and passengers in Market Harborough are invited to attend a drop-in session to discuss the planned improvements to Market Harborough station and the Midland Main Line.

Network Rail has thanked the community of Hexham after a 10-month project to rebuild an embankment following a huge landslip last winter.

Passengers at Wokingham and Bracknell stations will soon benefit from longer trains as Network Rail’s work to extend the station’s platforms continues.