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Network Rail has advised train passengers to check before they travel as Wales, northern England and western Scotland brace for the arrival of Storm Gertrude.

Cardiff school children have learned about the dangers of the railway as Network Rail presses ahead with the electrification of the South Wales Mainline – a critical part of its Railway Upgrade Plan to provide better, more reliable journeys for passengers across Britain.

Network Rail engineers are continuing repair work on the Conwy Valley line after flooding caused damage at over 100 separate locations.

Across Britain, hundreds of thousands of passengers and businesses will now be feeling the benefits of the successful completion of Network Rail's £150m Christmas Railway Upgrade Plan resulting in better, more reliable train services and improved passenger facilities.

Passengers in parts of northern England and Wales are advised to check before travelling as flooding continues to affect rail services.

Major flooding and landslips are disrupting services in some parts of Cumbria, the Tyne Valley, West Yorkshire and the Conwy Valley in Wales.

Rail passengers in flood affected parts of Wales are being urged to ‘check before you travel’ as Network Rail staff work hard to keep train services running, despite severe weather conditions.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users are set to benefit from one of the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programmes ever carried out on Britain’s rail network.

Patrick McLoughlin, secretary of state for transport, was given a tour of Cardiff Central station during a visit to Wales so he could see first-hand the improvements carried out by Network Rail to deliver better journeys for passengers.