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The sun shone overhead and there were smiles all round as many of the people who had played their individual parts in saving and restoring the Rewley Road swing bridge came together for the unveiling of the plaque presented to the Trust for their work.

Network Rail is reminding passengers to check before travelling this weekend as Great Western Railway services between Bath and Bristol will be affected by rail improvement work on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October.

London Paddington has become the first station managed by Network Rail to offer ‘stoma friendly’ toilet facilities ahead of Stoma Aware Day, which takes place on Saturday 7 October. 

Network Rail has revealed a new artwork at Bristol Temple Meads station, which highlights the company’s commitment to protecting wildlife and biodiverse habitats alongside the railway. 

A major new road near Newquay in Cornwall will move one step closer this weekend when Network Rail installs a bridge over the railway. 

A CCTV camera at Calcot Mill level crossing West Berkshire recently captured footage of people trespassing on the railway to pose for photographs on the track. 

A new digital system to let communities know about work taking place on the railway near their homes has been launched across Network Rail’s Western route, which runs from Paddington to Penzance. 

This World Habitat Day (Monday 2 October), Network Rail is celebrating a partnership with Natural England and Somerset Wildlife Trust that’s working to restore and enhance the habitat for a rare butterfly, the Large Blue, at Welham Cutting in Somerset.