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Network Rail has issued an urgent warning to level crossing users after CCTV cameras captured three young people stopping on the railway tracks at a footpath crossing in West Grimstead, just outside of Salisbury, to pose for a selfie.

Children are being reminded of the importance of obeying signals and signs at level crossings following a near miss with a train at a Welsh level crossing.

Network Rail has opened a new footbridge in Wool, Dorset as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan to deliver a better, safer railway.

Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys before travelling, ahead of a six-week closure of the Severn Tunnel to prepare the Great Western Mainline for a brand new fleet of electric trains.

Network Rail has appointed Becky Lumlock as route managing director for Wessex, one of the busiest routes on the rail network which includes Britain’s busiest railway station, Waterloo, and the major commuter area to the south and west of London.

Passengers traveling to and from Barnsley are being advised to check before they travel as Network Rail plans to replace the track at a busy level crossing in the town centre.

A full train service will resume from tomorrow morning after Network Rail completed the first phase of repairs to the partially collapsed road-over-rail bridge in Barrow upon Soar.