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Network Rail is advising passengers that the Gunnislake branch line, which runs from Plymouth, Devon, to Gunnislake, Cornwall, will be partially closed from today (Friday 13 September) to allow engineers to carry out emergency repairs to a bridge. The partial closure is expected to last for two weeks.

One of the south west’s railway workers stars in a new campaign to highlight the essential roles of people who keep trains running, as new findings* released by Network Rail reveal railway professionals are underrated in public importance compared to other key workers in Britain.

Track that was removed from the Severn Tunnel during the recent renewal of the line will have a second life after moving to the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) to be used as sidings.

A new lift and additional staircase have been formally opened at Maidenhead station with a ceremony to celebrate Network Rail’s investment.

• A new poll has found talking about the weather is seen as the most classic British trait for people in the south west, ahead of drinking tea and respecting ‘the queue’.   
• With autumn just around the corner and the changing seasons set to provoke even more weather chat, Network Rail is appealing to the public to help name one of its fleet of leaf-busting trains keeping Britain moving this autumn.  
• Send your name nominations to nametheleafbuster@networkrail.co.uk before Friday 20 September.  

Train services along the Severn Beach and Filton lines have resumed this morning (Saturday 24 August) after seven days of essential round-the-clock work to renew track and replace a railway bridge. 

Stroud station footbridge is set for renovation with Network Rail about to begin work in the Gloucestershire town. 

New figures released by Network Rail reveal that animals trespassed 246 times in the Wales & Western region in the 12 months to March 2024, ranging from sheep at one end of the scale to cats, foxes and even a solitary badger.