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Train services through Westbury in Wiltshire have returned to normal today following four weeks of round-the-clock track and signalling upgrades.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Bristol/Gloucester on the weekend of January 25-26 when Network Rail will be carrying out track renewals at two locations as well as a range of other essential work.

Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience and understanding over the Christmas period as train services resumed this morning after engineering work was completed between Reading and London Paddington.

Rail passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel this festive period as Network Rail completes its vital railway upgrades.

Resilience work on the Devon cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe to help protect the iconic coastal railway line has now been successfully completed.

Trains are running once again between Newquay and Par in Cornwall this afternoon after Network Rail completed emergency repairs.

Network Rail is advising passengers that the Newquay line in Cornwall will be closed until Friday 13 December while emergency repairs are carried out.