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To celebrate Internal Women's Day 2021, Network Rail have released the shocking experiences female colleagues have been through in previous roles 

The railway through Llangennech has reopened for the first time in six months, following one of the biggest environmental recovery efforts Network Rail has ever been involved with.

Construction of a new, longer platform 4 at Swansea station is underway, following a month of demolition work to remove and recycle the old one. 

Network Rail has today announced that Michelle Handforth, has been appointed as the new managing director for the Wales & Western region. Michelle, currently the chief executive of Aberdeen Harbour Board, will join Wales & Western in the summer.

In a world first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge usable by new electric trains, avoiding weeks of passenger disruption and train delays in the process.

Network Rail and Torfaen Council are working together to remove dangerous trees in Cwmbran Park that pose an immediate risk to rail passengers and the public.

Work to refurbish the three land towers on Britannia Bridge, which links Anglesey and the mainland of Wales across the Menai Strait, is set to begin on Wednesday 17 February.  

Network Rail is helping to improve the resilience of the Cambrian Line with a £1.85m project to restore Traeth Mawr Viaduct with work due to begin Saturday 13 February.