The scheme to double the number of train services on the Falmouth branch line has entered a vital stage. The additional 400 metres-long track, which is a key element to help deliver two trains per hour at peak period, will be installed during a massive programme of work on 13 – 17 October and 20 -24 October.

• Edinburgh services to/from Bathgate and Glasgow to be affected for nine days from this weekend (11 to 19 Oct). Longer journeys to/from Glasgow anticipated. Replacement bus services in operation to/from Bathgate.

It may have been standing for over a century, but thanks to a new method of bridge replacement, the Pill Bridge, in Avonmouth was replaced by Network Rail in just eight hours. This technique, being piloted in the West Country for the first time, forms part of Network Rail’s ambitions to complete engineering work in less time.