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A CCTV camera at Calcot Mill level crossing West Berkshire recently captured footage of people trespassing on the railway to pose for photographs on the track. 

A new digital system to let communities know about work taking place on the railway near their homes has been launched across Network Rail’s Wales and Borders route. 

A new digital system to let communities know about work taking place on the railway near their homes has been launched across Network Rail’s Western route, which runs from Paddington to Penzance. 

This World Habitat Day (Monday 2 October), Network Rail is celebrating a partnership with Natural England and Somerset Wildlife Trust that’s working to restore and enhance the habitat for a rare butterfly, the Large Blue, at Welham Cutting in Somerset. 

Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience and understanding today after the completion of work to renew the track inside the historic Dinmore Tunnel on the Marches line.  

Network Rail is reminding passengers that buses will replace trains on the Ebbw Vale line on Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October as work on the £70m upgrade enters its final stage.  

Following an increase in railway trespass incidents in the vicinity of the Portway based football club, Network Rail has worked with the sports facility to implement measures to keep the balls on the pitch. 

Brand new rail services are set to be launched on one of South Wales’ key lines, almost doubling the number of travel options.