Wales & Western: Western news
Okehampton photograph stirs memories of a day tinged with sadness for GWR employee
1972: It was the year the Watergate Scandal broke, Emmerdale Farm first appeared on our TV screens, Mary Peters won pentathlon gold at the Munich Olympics – and the last regular passenger train left Okehampton.
Graffiti hotspots tidied up in major cleaning blitz on the railway
Communities across the south west are to benefit from a tidier, cleaner-looking railway following a spring clean of graffiti-affected railway sites in Devon, Bristol, Berkshire and west London.
Step-free access at Ealing Broadway station as new enlarged ticket hall opens to customers
- New lifts to platforms for TfL Rail, District and Central lines on London Underground and Great Western Railway services
- Station improvements completed by Network Rail also include new ticket office, gatelines and customer information screens
- Step-free access to be provided at Southall, Hayes & Harlington and West Drayton later this year
Boost to Oxford rail travel following £69m funding confirmation
Oxford station is set to be transformed thanks to a £69m funding boost to improve capacity and journey times and develop plans for a new platform and entrance which will mean more trains will be able to serve the station in the future.
South Gloucestershire community will soon be planting their own woodland – thanks to unique land deal
Residents in Old Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, are set to benefit from a new five-hectare woodland after Network Rail sold them the land for just £1.
People warned to ‘stay off the tracks’ following incidents of trespassing caught on camera - Cornwall
British Transport Police (BTP) and Network Rail have issued a stark warning after several recent incidents of trespass on a freight line in Foxhole, Cornwall.
Brand-new WiFi launched at Bristol Temple Meads station
Passengers can now stay better connected with the rollout of fast, free and reliable WiFi at Bristol Temple Meads station.
Step-free access now available at Patchway station
Passengers can now benefit from improved accessibility at Patchway station after two lifts installed.
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