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Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ has entered the final and most critical stage of its work to prepare Bath’s railway line for electrification, with all work currently on schedule for the line to reopen on September 1.

As Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ pass the halfway point in the project to prepare Bath’s railway line for electrification, this stunning time-lapse photography shows the scale of the work to lower the track through the historic Dundas Aqueduct.

Network Rail has teamed up with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to help keep farmers and their workers safe at level crossings at harvest time.

Users of Colthrop level crossing are being targeted this week in a campaign by Network Rail and British Transport Police (BTP) to help them stay safe on the railway.

Network Rail has teamed up with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to help keep farmers and their workers safe at level crossings at harvest time.

Network Rail has teamed up with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to help keep farmers and their workers safe at level crossings at harvest time.

Network Rail is continuing to improve level crossings between Wrexham and Chester as part of work to provide a safer and more reliable railway for passengers and communities on the north Wales border.

As the ‘orange army’ entered its third week of preparing Bath’s railway line for electrification, the team has been working with an ecologist to ensure the bats living in Box Tunnel are not adversely affected by the work.