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For the first time since 2005, a freight train carrying Welsh timber left Aberystwyth as part of a trial that could see regular freight traffic return to the Cambrian line.

Network Rail will be undertaking critical repairs to Claverton Street railway bridge this summer to ensure the continued safe and reliable running of the railway to, from and through the city of Bath.

Network Rail is set to begin 15 days of engineering upgrades on the Dartmoor Line in preparation for the introduction of hourly services.

Communities across the West of England and Berkshire will now benefit from a tidier, more welcoming railway following the removal of graffiti and rubbish from 36 key hotspots across the region.

A £6.55m investment by Network Rail and GWR in the railway in Cornwall will see the construction of three new sidings in Penzance, helping longer trains to run and be maintained in Cornwall.

Network Rail engineers begin work to transform the Ebbw Vale line, which will enable Transport for Wales to run more trains in the future. 

Engineers have worked 24/7 to reopen the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Newtown on the first weekend of April, following flood damage caused by Storm Franklin in February. 

Bristol Temple Meads station is gearing up for the next phase of the refurbishment of its historic train shed roof, which begins next month.