A vital milestone in the work to upgrade Bridge Street bridge in Newport city centre, in preparation for a new fleet of electric trains, was completed at the weekend.

A specialist engineering train has completed a four year maintenance programme on the railways serving Yorkshire this weekend.

A public drop-in event will be held this week as the next phase of the Railway Upgrade Plan gets set to begin in Leeds.

London Midland passengers were on the move again today through Watford tunnel after it reopened following last Friday’s land slip.

The latest statement below regarding the incident on the railway near Watford.

Plans for the Western Rail Link to Heathrow project have been well received by stakeholders, passengers and the business community, according to a recent consultation by Network Rail.

• Network Rail’s Advanced Apprenticeship scheme to expand by 50 per cent in 2017
• 100 extra apprenticeships places will be up for grabs next year boosting the number of places on offer during the year to 300
• Scheme expanded to two apprentice intakes each year in March and September

Rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel this weekend as all services between Cardiff Central station and Bristol Parkway will be affected by essential electrification work on the South Wales Mainline – all part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.