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Residents of Woodley in Berkshire are invited to an event on 13 March to find out more about the essential work that will be carried out this summer to upgrade Butts Hill Road bridge.

Network Rail is seeking to recruit seven engineers of the future from Wales and Borders to join its hugely successful apprentice scheme from September this year.

Engineers have completed the demolition of Splott Road bridge as work to modernise the South Wales Mainline continues.

Network Rail in Wales and Borders has announced its five-year spending proposals to improve the railway at a local level, benefitting as many passengers as possible.

• 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

• 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

• 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

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.