Wales & Western: Great Western news
Improved connectivity at Lostwithiel following funding confirmation for new highways footbridge
Passengers and local residents in Lostwithiel are set to benefit from quicker and easier access across the railway and to the station, thanks to £1.845m of funding to build a new footbridge over Grenville Road level crossing, adjacent to the station.
Bee happy: Network Rail volunteers bring a splash of summer colour to Frome station while enhancing biodiversity
This World Environment Day (Sunday 5 June), Frome’s passengers will enjoy a cleaner, brighter station environment thanks to volunteers from Network Rail, Frome Station Friends, and The Bee Friendly Trust, who’ve worked together to build sustainable habitats for urban wildlife by installing bee-friendly planters on the disused platform, matching a pair already installed at the station.
Network Rail thanks residents and motorists as Torbay Road bridge reopens
Network Rail is thanking the community of Torbay, Devon, for their patience and understanding following the delayed reopening of the road over Torbay Road bridge this morning (Monday 23 May).
Cot Hill bridge in Plympton reopens following essential structural repairs
Network Rail has reopened Cot Hill bridge in Plympton, Devon, today (Friday 20 May) following essential maintenance and repair work.
You beauty! Network Rail takes on cosmetics giant and tech pioneers at British Data Awards and comes up looking rosy
Last night (Thursday 19 May) a team from Network Rail won the BI (Business Intelligence) Solution of the Year category at the British Data Awards, beating tough competition from Hitachi Solutions, No7 Beauty Company (Walgreens Boots Alliance), ThoughtSpot and Transforming Systems.
Rail volunteers join forces for Bere Alston station spring clean
Volunteers from Network Rail and GWR recently joined forces with Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership and students from Plymouth University to give the disused platform and old signal box at Bere Alston station in west Devon, a much-needed spring clean.
Restoring your Railway: Passengers to see Dartmoor Line services doubled
- New hourly service introduced on the Dartmoor line, doubling the current service in boost for local economy.
- Passenger numbers have exceeded expectations, with 50,000 journeys being made in the first 20 weeks since the restored line reopened
Limited access to Dawlish beach and promenade proposed this summer as Network Rail starts final phase of construction on new sea wall
The Town Gateway/Colonnade underpass in Dawlish is due to temporarily close next month as Network Rail begins a key stage of its construction on the second section of the new, bigger sea wall that is being built to protect the coastal railway and town from storms and rising sea levels.
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