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Cardiff residents are being reminded of upcoming work to refurbish Glamorganshire Canal bridge in Llandaff North as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

• Network Rail is upgrading Ealing Broadway station over the early May bank holiday in preparation for the Elizabeth line
• Demolition of Platform 2/3 stairway to make way for the foundations for new passenger footbridge and lifts
• Road closure along The Broadway from 11pm on Friday 4 May to 5am on Tuesday 8 May. TfL buses on diversion
• Community drop-in session on Monday 30 April from 4.30pm to 7pm.

Network Rail successfully delivered the first phase of a vital signalling upgrade in Devon and Cornwall today (23 April) which, once complete, will enable GWR to deliver more frequent services, quicker journeys and more seats between Plymouth and Penzance from 2019.

The second series of the behind the scenes documentary Paddington Station 24/7 continues on Monday 23 April, as staff are faced with severely disrupted services due to an attempted cable theft in the Bristol area.

Network Rail is planning to carry out a flood resilience project around Station Road in Hele. Flooding has been a long standing problem in the area and a scheme has been developed which will not only reduce the risk of flooding to the railway, but also to nearby homes and businesses.

The second series of the behind the scenes documentary Paddington Station 24/7 continues on Monday 16 April, as a series of emotive and sombre incidents prove challenging for all those involved.

Residents of Patchway, near Bristol, and the surrounding area are invited to a drop in session this week to find out more about electrification upgrade work in May and June.

Passengers planning to use train services in South Wales between April 23 and May 25 are being urged to check five days before they travel, ahead of essential modernisation work between the Severn Tunnel and Cardiff, which forms part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan for Wales.