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Passengers in the South West to benefit from more reliable railway as cliff resilience milestone is completed
Resilience work on the Devon cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe to help protect the iconic coastal railway line has now been successfully completed.
Newquay branch line reopens after emergency repairs
Trains are running once again between Newquay and Par in Cornwall this afternoon after Network Rail completed emergency repairs.
Emergency repairs underway as Newquay line is due to reopen on Friday 13 December
Network Rail is advising passengers that the Newquay line in Cornwall will be closed until Friday 13 December while emergency repairs are carried out.
Emergency repairs mean Newquay line will be closed for at least a week
Network Rail is advising passengers that the Newquay line in Cornwall will be closed until at least Friday 6 December while emergency repairs are carried out.
One month until vital railway upgrades start in Westbury
Passengers are being reminded to prepare for a four-week period of railway upgrade work in and around Westbury station, that will improve performance of train services and ensure the continued safe and reliable running of the railway for years to come.
Passengers travelling to Heathrow or London Paddington are reminded to check their journey before travelling for the next two weekends
For the next two weekends (23-25 November, 30 November-2 December), engineering work will be taking place as part Network Rail’s performance improvement plan – known as Project Brunel – which will mean a reduced train service is operating between London Paddington, Heathrow Airport and Reading. This work includes vital drainage upgrades for areas of the line that frequently flood, as well as replacing track and sleepers (which support the rails) that have come to the end of their useable life.
Bath bridge makes list of top ten ‘most bashed bridges’ in the UK
- New figures released by Network Rail show that a bridge in Twerton, a suburb of Bath, was the tenth most-struck bridge in the UK over the past year.
- The bridge was struck 10 times, resulting in over 12 hours of disruption caused by the collisions. Bridge strikes at the location were up by over 300% on the previous year, when vehicles struck the bridge a total of three times.
- Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by knowing the height of their vehicles and choosing suitable routes before they head out on journeys.
Passengers advised to check journeys ahead of Mid Cornwall Metro track work
Passengers are advised to check their journeys between Newquay and Par ahead of major engineering work to help create Mid Cornwall Metro (MCM), which affects trains from Monday 18 November.
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