Wales & Western news
Dartmoor Line passes 250,000 journeys on its first anniversary, as rail minister visits to mark official opening of the station building.
Just over a year after the Dartmoor Line reopened to regular passenger trains, journey numbers on the line have passed 250,000 this Monday morning [28 November], with the arrival of an extra special visitor, Rail Minister, Huw Merriman MP, to officially open the renovated station building.
Passengers warned of some late-night cancellations and continued disruption tomorrow (Thursday 24 November) on services between London Paddington, Reading, Bristol and South Wales.
Train services between London Paddington and Reading have been disrupted today, [Wednesday 23 November] while engineers fix overhead electrical wires near Slough that were damaged overnight.
Triple triumph for Network Rail at prestigious South West engineering awards
Network Rail has scooped three awards at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West Civil Engineering Awards 2022.
Network Rail colleagues help out on a blooming good station project
Passengers at Barnstaple will now enjoy an award-winning and brighter looking station after volunteers from Network Rail joined forces with the local Barnstaple in Bloom group to tidy up the disused platform at the north Devon station.
Cornwall teenage cancer survivor pays a special visit to the railway
Network Rail’s Roskear signal box in Camborne, Cornwall, recently welcomed a special visitor – 16-year-old William Beynon from Hayle, who has recently celebrated being given the all-clear from cancer.
Pedal for Pudsey: Network Rail colleague takes on Wales’ highest road pass by bike to raise money for Children in Need
The Wales and Western project manager has climbed some of the highest peaks in the world, and will next face the famous 'Gospel Pass' ascent for charity, on Friday 18 November.
Slough bridge makes list of top 10 ‘most bashed bridges’ in the UK
New figures released by Network Rail show that a bridge in Slough, Berkshire, was the eighth most-struck bridge in the UK over the past year.
Rail passengers warned of disruption to train services during forthcoming strike action
Due to RMT strike action at Network Rail’s Thames Valley Signalling Centre on Saturday 19 and Monday 21 November, Network Rail is notifying passengers on its Western route – which covers the railway and towns and communities between Penzance and London Paddington – to expect disruption and in the affected areas to check before you travel.
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