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Network Rail is advising passengers to check before they travel as its engineers have begun emergency repair work to a railway embankment between Farnham in Surrey and Alton in Hampshire.

Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) have thanked passengers and people living near the railway for their patience following the completion of the latest phase of work to prepare the railway between Bath and Bristol for a brand new fleet of electric trains.

Passengers are being reminded to check before they travel as upgrade work to prepare Newport station for a new fleet of electric trains begins on Monday 11 April.

A new and improved bridge over the railway on Station Road, Shrivenham, was opened today (Friday 8 April) after Network Rail’s work to construct the bridge as part its Great Western Electrification Programme was completed on time.

The first phase of the reconstruction of Bridge Street Road Bridge in Newport city centre took place at the weekend (2 and 3 April 2016) with a temporary bridge installed as part of the essential upgrade work to prepare the bridge for a brand new fleet of electric trains.

Commuters in Wales and the borders have been reminded to take care at level crossings with a performance from an innovative street theatre group, after new figures reveal there have been 30 ‘near misses’ at level crossings in Wales.

A special train naming ceremony to mark the 50^th anniversary of the Cardiff Panel Signal Box took place at Cardiff Central station on Friday 1 April.

• New permanent bridge over Great Western Main Line in Iver replaces the temporary bridge that has been in place since 2014
• New bridge accommodates overhead cables needed  to introduce greener, quieter, more reliable electric trains
• Click here to download a selection of images of the new bridge