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Network Rail has thanked passengers for their patience following urgent repair work on the line between Swansea and Carmarthen.

Thousands of rail passengers in Wales and the borders will suffer hours of delays and cancellations in the next month as 'bridge-strikes' - when a lorry that's too big hits a low bridge - reach their peak.

Network Rail is carrying out improvement work to the River Artro viaduct in Gwynedd as part of the Railway Upgrade Plan which will help accommodate growing passenger numbers.

Passengers are reminded to check before travelling ahead of the Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam fight in the Principality Stadium this Saturday night (28 October).

Engineers will begin track and signalling modernisation work in Rhyl this month as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

As the community comes together to celebrate the history of Barmouth viaduct this weekend, Network Rail is making plans to refurbish the renowned structure and protect its future.

Network Rail engineers will begin demolishing Mardy Road bridge in Cardiff this weekend as part of the Railway Upgrade Plan to improve journeys for passengers.

Specialist ‘railhead treatment’ trains are out in force across the railway in Wales and the Borders, as Network Rail’s and Arriva Trains Wales’ joint autumn plan steps up a gear, with teams of highly trained engineers ready to work 24/7 to help keep rail passengers moving this autumn.