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Members of the Rhyl & District Model Railway Club were delighted to receive a piece of history from Rhyl No. 1 Signal Box, handed over by Network Rail last week following recent upgrade work in North Wales.

Network Rail’s Wales and Borders level crossing and maintenance teams have joined forces to build a model footpath crossing, helping them to deliver school safety sessions. The innovative teaching tool aims to provide young people with an enhanced understanding of how to use footpath crossings safely, by replicating the conditions of a working level crossing.

Over 40,000 children from 1,000 schools across Wales and the Borders have received vital rail safety education in under three years.

Network Rail will soon begin refurbishing Caerleon Road railway bridge in Newport as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan. The local community is invited to a drop-in event to find out more.

Network Rail celebrated the completion of a multi-million-pound project to improve rail safety in Talerddig on Friday 22 June, following significant investment by both UK and Welsh Governments.

A Scout Hall in Rumney, Cardiff, has benefitted from a makeover thanks to a team of volunteers from Network Rail in Wales and Borders.

Passengers planning to use train services in South Wales between 16 June and 6 July are being urged to check before they travel, ahead of the next phase of modernisation work between Bristol and Cardiff.

Network Rail engineers have completed track upgrade work in Abergele as part of the £50m North Wales railway upgrade project, providing a more reliable service for passengers.