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Network Rail engineers worked through the Christmas break to rebuild an ageing bridge as part of work to provide a modern, bigger and better railway.

Passengers are being urged to check for changes to their journey if they are planning to travel between Hereford and Shrewsbury stations over Christmas. This section of the line is being closed for improvement works as Network Rail invests in the railway to deliver better services.

The bridge over the railway at School Hill Road in Brinkworth reopened to the public yesterday, Tuesday 16 December, after work to prepare it for electrification was completed on time.

Network Rail is hoping that the reopening of a bridge near to the centre of Swindon will help ease traffic congestion over the festive period.

Thousands of passengers and freight users are set to benefit from one of the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programmes carried out on the Western route over recent years.

Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns visited two stations in Cardiff to see how Access for All projects would improve accessibility for passengers.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users are set to benefit from the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programme ever carried out on Britain’s rail network.

The A417 bridge over the railway at Challow has reopened to the public today, Friday 5 December, after work to prepare it for electrification was completed on time.