Wales & Western: Western news
Reliability boost for Gloucester residents and passengers as Network Rail to carry out full renewal of level crossing
Passengers and residents in Gloucester will soon benefit from a safer, more reliable level crossing on Horton Road as Network Rail prepares to carry out a full renewal of the crossing’s equipment.
Thames Valley pupils switch on to dangers of railway through Network Rail’s interactive school visits
- Network Rail staff visit local schools to educate young people on the dangers associated with the railways
- Network Rail is upgrading the lines to support the new electric trains which will be used on the Elizabeth Line and the trains on the Great Western route.
- The new Electric Over Head Line system which carries 25,000 volts will be turned on in 2017 across the Thames Valley.
Truro residents to benefit from Saveock bridge upgrade as part of railway improvements
Residents in Truro, Cornwall, will soon benefit from an upgrade to the Saveock bridge as Network Rail prepares to carry out extensive improvement work that will ensure the future of this vital route for motorists into and out of the city centre.
South Gloucestershire residents invited to find out more about railway electrification work in Severn and Patchway tunnels
South Gloucestershire residents are invited to an event to find out more about work that will soon be taking place to prepare the 130-year-old Severn and Patchway tunnels for the arrival of a new fleet of longer, faster, quieter and greener electric trains.
Great Western Electrification Programme hits two major milestones as main line announced as ‘live’ and Electrification Training Centre opens
Network Rail’s work to electrify the Great Western Main Line has reached two important milestones as the company announces a section of the line is to be ‘energised’ for the first time and its flagship Electrification Training Centre in Swindon is officially opened.
Residents invited to drop-in event about railway electrification work near Old Sodbury in South Gloucestershire
Old Sodbury residents are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about work that will soon be taking place to prepare the Great Western Main Line for the arrival of a new fleet of electric trains.
Network Rail uses latest technology to help secure future of historic Devon rail line
Network Rail’s work to secure the future of the railway line between Exeter and Newton Abbot has reached the next important milestone, as the company employs the use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, to help inform the options for improving the area’s resilience.
Worcestershire railway to get upgrade
Passengers travelling through Worcestershire between June and August are advised to check before they travel as Network Rail carries out essential work to upgrade the rail network in the area.
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