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Network Rail’s project to build a new accessible footbridge at St Erth station in West Cornwall has reached a milestone with the successful installation of two lift shafts.

A team from Network Rail’s Wales and Borders route has completed the first stage of a mammoth 303-mile trek from North to South Wales to raise funds for Samaritans Cymru.

Network Rail has confirmed that significant progress is being made on the multi-million-pound programme to upgrade Oxford Station, enhance the railway infrastructure in the area and improve the local transport network, however more time is required to complete the highly complex utility diversion works including mains water and sewer pipes under Botley Road.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Gloucester later this month and in early August as Network Rail continues its work to help protect the Severn Estuary line from extreme weather.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Bristol in July when Network Rail will be replacing track that runs through the Severn Tunnel.

Taylor Swift fans heading to the superstar’s Principality Stadium concert next month won’t need a Getaway Car to make a Swift exit as Network Rail will pause its engineering works on the Vale of Glamorgan line.

Smoother journeys for passengers at Maidenhead station in Berkshire have moved a step closer as Network Rail improvement work progresses. 

On a busy day on the Cambrian coast, Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, unveiled a heritage plaque on the walkway next to Barmouth Viaduct and officially named a class 97 locomotive after Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway.