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Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first composite railway sleepers on Network Rail’s main line tracks.

Network Rail engineers will be working on improving the railway near Weybridge over a long weekend in early August, keeping disruption to a minimum and increasing reliability for passengers.

Fans of steam engines are being urged to enjoy them from a safe distance when they travel across Hampshire, Surrey, south west London and Berkshire this summer.

Network Rail engineers will shortly begin work on a £1m project to refurbish the canopy and footbridge over the railway, close to the National Trust landmark.

Staff at Network Rail’s Wimbledon and Clapham depots have gone green fingered and turned part of their yard into an oasis of calm.

Network Rail has joined forces with celebrated street artist Lionel Stanhope and the Sunray Egmont Community Residents Association (SECRA) to brighten up communities across South West London.

Plans for Bank Holiday engineering work on Great Western Railway’s route to Weymouth has been rewritten to keep trains running and help sunseekers enjoy a train ride to the famous Dorset coast.

New rails are on the way to Surrey and Wiltshire this late May Bank Holiday as engineers continue Network Rail’s investment in the railway.