Wales & Western news
Network Rail’s Western route reveals five year £multi-billion plan to improve the railway and increase services in the South West
- Proposed £2bn+ plan to maintain and improve the railway in the Western region between 2019 and 2024
- Plans include supporting an additional 140,000 more trains per year from 2019 and working ever more closely with operators to improve reliability across the route by more than 11%
- Target of 6% efficiency, creating potential savings of over £100m
Network Rail’s Western route reveals five year £multi-billion plan to improve the railway and increase services in the West of England
- Proposed £2bn+ plan to maintain and improve the railway in the Western region between 2019 and 2024
- Plans include supporting an additional 140,000 more trains per year from 2019 and working ever more closely with operators to improve reliability across the route by more than 11%
- Target of 6% efficiency, creating potential savings of over £100m
Love is in the air at London Paddington
A special Valentine’s Day event will take place at Paddington station on Wednesday, 14 February to celebrate improvements to Brunel’s iconic station, as well as the £7.5bn route modernisation that will transform journeys across the West, and provide thousands more seats to and from London Paddington.
Rail travel in Bristol to be transformed with faster and more frequent services to London from 2019
Passenger journeys from Bristol will be transformed from next year with more frequent services to London, quicker journeys and more seats per train.
Railway upgrade to improve Cambrian Line
Network Rail is carrying out improvement work to the Cambrian Line, between Newtown and Aberystwyth, as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan. The £7.25m project will see 6km of track renewed over a period of 8 weeks.
Passengers reminded to check before travelling ahead of railway upgrade work
Passengers are being urged to check before they travel ahead of essential modernisation work between Cardiff and Newport this February.
Network Rail teams up with councils to tackle fly-tipping at railway aqueduct which is causing flood risk
Network Rail is working with Corsham Town Council and Wiltshire Council in a bid to stop fly tipping at the Potley Lane aqueduct in Corsham.
Network Rail and Arriva Trains Wales thank passengers as railway reopens between Porth and Treherbert
Network Rail and Arriva Trains Wales have thanked passengers for their patience following urgent repair work on the line between Porth and Treherbert.
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