The South West
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This area includes the Great Western Main Line and its branches, covering the route from London Paddington to Penzance, through Bristol and onto Pilning, up to the boundaries with Wales, Worcester and Basingstoke. It operates and maintains over 900 miles of track, enabling the running of over 2,000 services a day. Train operators include Great Western Railway, South West Railway, CrossCountry, Chiltern Railways and Heathrow Express.
Latest news for this route
Major Crossrail work successfully delivered by Network Rail over Easter
- £30m of work completed as part of preparing the existing railway for the Crossrail programme in outer London, Berkshire and Essex
- Half of Network Rail’s £60m national Easter upgrades invested in delivering improvements for the Crossrail programme
- Click here to download a selection of images of the Easter work
Public urged to provide their views on proposed rail link to Heathrow as deadline for feedback approaches
Network Rail is urging residents and businesses to provide their views on plans for a new link connecting the rail network from the west to London Heathrow, ahead of the latest deadline for feedback of Monday 4 April.
Passengers reminded to check before they travel as railway electrification work between Bristol and Bath approaches
Passengers travelling between Bristol and Bath from 2 to 11 April are being advised to check before they travel as Network Rail carries out work to prepare the Great Western Main Line for the arrival of a new fleet of longer, faster, quieter and greener electric trains.
Network Rail completes Easter railway upgrade work in the Thames Valley on time
Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) thanked passengers and lineside neighbours today for their patience following the completion, on time, of the first stage of work to pave the way for a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers in the south west and Thames Valley.
Railway Upgrade Plan to deliver better, more reliable railway for passengers and freight in the south west and Thames Valley this Easter
Hundreds of thousands of passengers and businesses using rail freight are set to benefit from one of the biggest Easter investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network.
Historic rail tunnels to be upgraded as electrification of the railway moves west
Network Rail’s orange army will be transforming the 130-year-old Severn and Patchway tunnels this autumn in preparation for the arrival of a new fleet of longer, faster, quieter and greener electric trains.
Residents invited to drop-in event as work starts to build bridge over the railway at Ufton Nervet
Network Rail’s orange army has reached the next milestone to improve safety at Ufton Nervet by beginning construction of the bridge to replace the level crossing.
Swindon railway engineer urges young people to consider a Network Rail apprenticeship
Apprenticeships provide a fantastic opportunity for anyone who wants to learn new skills and is prepared to work hard and get ahead. This is the message during National Apprenticeship Week from Jay Williams who completed his Network Rail apprenticeship in 2011.
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