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Network Rail is reminding local residents and road users that it will be upgrading Onibury level crossing on the A49 to make it more robust and reduce future disruption to road and rail users.

Two platforms at Bristol Temple Meads will be extended this summer in preparation for a new fleet of diesel-electric Intercity Express Trains, which will provide more seats, better on-board facilities and more comfortable journeys for passengers.

Welsh female engineers are calling for more women and girls to consider careers in engineering this International Women in Engineering Day.

Welsh school children have been given life-saving lessons in rail safety while taking part in a football tournament.

Passengers travelling to London via Paddington station on Monday are urged to check before they travel as the Circle and Hammersmith and City Lines are part suspended owing to the recent the tragic fire at the Grenfell tower.

• Upgrade will allow line between Chippenham and Swindon to be ready for new Intercity Express Trains which arrive later this year

• Upgraded drainage will help make services more reliable

• To allow the work to be completed the line will be closed for nine days

• Buses will replace trains between Chippenham and Swindon stations

Residents living in Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire are invited to find out more about a crucial upgrade of the Great Western mainline.

Electrification on the Great Western mainline has moved a step closer after Network Rail successfully upgraded the railway in Swindon and Royal Wootton Bassett over the weekend as part of their Railway Upgrade Plan.