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- £3.25bn to be invested nationwide over next five years
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- 120+ stations in Wales to be improved

“I thought the train would slow down to let me through”. 

“Lights?  No, I don’t bother looking at them, I only stop when the barriers start coming down – I wouldn’t want to damage the car.”

“I thought that the train driver was giving way to me when he sounded his horn”

These are just a few of the reality-stretching excuses given by people jumping lights or weaving round barriers at level crossings, as to why they flouted the law and risked lives in order to save a few seconds.

Train services between Bristol – Newport and Gloucester – Newport are now back to normal. 

As the year-long countdown for the Ryder Cup begins, work to build the new eco-friendly station at Newport is also gathering pace. 

A new state-of-the-art integrated rail control centre is now live, bringing the new £16.5m south Wales signalling and control building a step closer to successful completion.

Severe flooding near Llandeilo Junction has led to the suspension of all rail services between Llanelli – Swansea stations. Engineers are currently onsite to determine the damage and carry out emergency repair work.

Twelve young people have become Network Rail’s newest successful apprentices to be joining the company’s 35,000-strong railway workforce and its operations in Wales.