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Network Rail and Great Western Railway are working together to keep customers moving while work to fill a sinkhole near the railway at Dawlish takes place.

Network Rail and Great Western Railway are advising passengers in Devon and Cornwall that heavy flooding will affect train travel in the region for several days.

Network Rail was on a roll at the Loo of the Year Awards as it scooped a number of titles, with the Platform 12 toilets at London Paddington being crowned as the best railway station toilets in Britain. 

Passengers travelling via Oxford are being urged to plan their journeys ahead at the start of February as Network Rail installs a new railway bridge adjacent to Oxford station as part of plans to boost rail services and capacity.

Network Rail and Great Western Railway have united with Samaritans to encourage people to pause, pour and support this Brew Monday.

You can take the train to St Ives in Cornwall once again this morning after Network Rail completed engineering work.

This winter, Reading’s Winter Warmer programme is inviting everyone — from town centre businesses to local residents — to donate warm clothing and help make a real difference to people in need across Reading.

• All trains in Cornwall to be suspended from 6pm this evening because of an amber weather warning for strong winds 

• Trains between Exeter and Okehampton and Exeter and Barnstaple also to be suspended from 6pm because of forecast high wind speeds- passengers are advised to travel earlier and not to attempt travel late this afternoon 

• Replacement road transport will not be available as road conditions are expected to be at risk 

• Services on these routes are expected to be disrupted on Friday morning – please check before travelling 

• All other routes are expected to operate as normal but passengers are advised to check before travelling through this evening and Friday morning