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Train services resumed today (Saturday 10 August) after nearly three weeks of round-the-clock work to help protect the Severn Estuary line from extreme weather.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Shropshire on three weekends in September when Network Rail will be carrying out essential engineering work.

The main span for the new accessible footbridge at Cwmbran station in South Wales has been successfully installed by Network Rail.

Network Rail’s Wales and Western region has developed a new type of sleeper – used on the railway to support the track – with environmental benefits.

Train services through the Severn Tunnel resumed this morning (Friday 19 July) after 16 days of essential round-the-clock work to renew the track.

A team from Network Rail’s Wales and Borders route has completed the first stage of a mammoth 303-mile trek from North to South Wales to raise funds for Samaritans Cymru.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Gloucester later this month and in early August as Network Rail continues its work to help protect the Severn Estuary line from extreme weather.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Bristol in July when Network Rail will be replacing track that runs through the Severn Tunnel.