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The vital stretch of railway which connects Devon and Cornwall with the rest of the country is now better protected from rising sea levels and extreme weather as Network Rail has built the first section of the new sea wall in Dawlish.

After 34-years working in the industry, Network Rail's Wales and Western director Mark Langman has announced his decision to retire in December.

Passengers at London Paddington are now benefitting from quicker and safer travel through the station after Network Rail opened a new entrance/ exit this week as part of their commitment to keep passengers travelling safely.  

Patients in the south west will get seen sooner thanks to the help of 60 Network Rail workers who helped transform a DIY store in Exeter into a new Nightingale Hospital.

The toilets at Reading station have reopened to the public today (6 July), following a £380,000 major refurbishment of the facilities, during the recent lockdown.

Rail passengers are set to see the historic Bristol Temple Meads brought back to its former glory with a huge restoration programme getting underway this summer.   

Network Rail has teamed up with British Transport Police and train operating companies to deliver a number of railway safety learning opportunities online.

Network Rail’s Wales and Western region, which includes west London, the Thames Valley, the west and south west, is celebrating female engineers as they hope to inspire more women into engineering.