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Network Rail will complete essential engineering work on the Golden Valley line later this month that will impact passengers between Swindon and Gloucester.

Network Rail upgrades on the North Cotswolds line will affect passengers between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester later this month.

Passengers can resume journeys between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames this morning after Network Rail completed essential engineering work.

Accessibility has been improved for passengers using Lostwithiel station after Network Rail opened a new accessible ramp at the station in Cornwall.

An accountant who volunteers shovelling coal as a steam engine ‘fireman’ has had her life immortalised in a song for a special BBC series.

• The Government has announced that two key rail projects in the west have been given the green light following last month’s Spending Review.
• The rail line between Bristol city centre and Portishead – which was last used six decades ago – will be reinstated, delivering two new stations at Pill and Portishead and bringing thousands of people closer to the railway and the economic opportunities it provides.
• Two new stations will be built at Wellington in Somerset and Cullompton in Devon, improving transport links to Exeter and beyond and unlocking significant new housing developments.

• Glastonbury Festival officially opens its gates today (Wednesday 25 June), drawing crowds from across the country and beyond as big-name stars take to the stage for five days of unforgettable performances and summer revelry
• Passengers are advised that stations on the festival route to Castle Cary are likely to be busier than normal, with extra rail staff on hand to keep everyone safe
• A queuing system will be in place at London Paddington for services to the festival – GWR requires all passengers travelling to Castle Cary to have a reservation

Bookings have opened for visits to a unique exhibition train, part of a national celebration of the 200^th anniversary of the modern railway called Railway 200.