Wales & Western news
Investment at Theale station brings improved facilities
A multi-million-pound upgrade to Theale Railway station is due to begin this year, with plans set to include:
Step-free access available at West Ealing station as upgrade works complete
West Ealing station has become step-free after lifts opened to customers yesterday (Thursday 25 March) providing step-free access from street to platform.
Vital rail artery to be better protected as rockfall shelter plans handed £37.4m boost
Plans to extend a rockfall shelter that will protect the only railway line into the south west for the next 100 years, have today (Friday 19 March) received confirmation of government funding.
Devon communities to be better connected as railway line set to reopen for first time in 50 years
Communities and passengers in Devon are to benefit from the reopening of the railway between Okehampton and Exeter as a result of the Government’s ‘Restoring your Railway’ initiative.
Acton Main Line station latest in the TfL network to be made step-free as upgrade works complete
- Station improvements completed by Network Rail also include new ticket office, gatelines and customer information screens
- Large, modern ticket halls and new lifts at West Ealing and Ealing Broadway stations due to be ready for customers shortly
Network Rail: Michelle Handforth appointed managing director of Wales & Western
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.
Plans submitted for rockfall shelter extension to protect vital stretch of railway in Devon
Network Rail has submitted plans to Teignbridge District Council to extend an existing rockfall shelter over the railway line between Dawlish and Holcombe.
Community art scheme launched to tackle graffiti on the railway
Network Rail has teamed up with Severnside Community Rail Partnership to commission five local artists and artist groups to transform the graffiti underneath Fox Park viaduct on Stapleton Road in Easton, Bristol.
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