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Over the next 18 months Network Rail will be making significant changes to Paddington station to provide passengers with new and improved facilities and ultimately a better travelling experience.

Over 400 members of the public braved the heavy rain on Sunday to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk across the iconic Royal Albert Bridge in celebration of its refurbishment by Network Rail.

A total of 41 new apprentices have joined railway maintenance teams in depots across the West to start their on-the-job training after successfully completing their first year of the award-winning Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme.

Staff from Network Rail and First Great Western will be taking part in a cycling and rowing challenge at Reading station tomorrow to raise money for Samaritans and highlight the invaluable work it does.

Residents of Corsham are a step closer to the benefits that electrification will bring after the bridge over the railway line between The Cleeve and Pound Mead reopened to the public today, Monday 8 June, on schedule.

Thousands of passengers are set to benefit from major improvement work taking place in the Thames Valley this Easter, the biggest package of improvement work carried out on the Western route to date.

Foxhall Road bridge in Didcot reopened yesterday, Tuesday 17 February, after work to prepare it for the electrification of the railway was completed along with improvement work to make the bridge more accessible and safer for its users.

Network Rail is seeking to recruit 22 young people from the south west for its award-winning apprenticeship scheme, as it continues the largest investment into the railway since Victorian times.