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St Austell's Victorian footbridge finds new home at Helston heritage railway
The Victorian era footbridge at St Austell station in Cornwall was removed this weekend before being transported 30 miles to its new home at Helston heritage railway.
Exeter and Torquay drop-in events planned to update residents on South West rail resilience progress
Network Rail has announced community drop-in sessions in Exeter and Torquay to update local communities on ongoing work to improve resilience of the stretch of railway that connects the South West with the rest of the country.
Passengers urged to check before travelling as essential maintenance work starts on Victorian era tunnels in the south west
Passengers planning journeys to and from the south west between Monday 18 February and Friday 8 March are being urged to check before travelling, owing to essential maintenance work taking place at both Whiteball Tunnel near Tiverton Parkway in Somerset, and Marley Tunnel near Totnes in Devon.
Traffic bottleneck in Reading to be removed after railway bridge upgrade
Reading is set to benefit as one of the town’s most notorious traffic bottlenecks will be removed following an upgrade to two railway bridges.
Network Rail submits plans for improved sea wall at Dawlish as part of the South West Rail Resilience Programme
Network Rail has made a planning submission to Teignbridge District Council to improve the long-term resilience of the railway linking Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK.
Network Rail ready to tackle winter conditions heading towards the West
As the west of England starts to brace itself for snowy wintery weather next week, Network Rail’s winter preparedness plan is primed and ready to be rolled out to help keep passengers moving.
No need to spend a penny as toilet charges scrapped at London Paddington
Passengers at London Paddington can now use the toilets for free after Network Rail removed all charges to use them.
Passengers benefit from longer platforms in Cotwolds allowing more carriages to be boarded
Passengers on the north Cotswold Line are from today benefitting from extended platforms that allows passengers to board more carriages on GWR’s new fleet of Intercity Express Trains.
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