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Swindon residents are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about the work that will soon be taking place to prepare Stratton Green bridge for the arrival of a new fleet of electric trains.

Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ has entered the final and most critical stage of its work to prepare Bath’s railway line for electrification, with all work currently on schedule for the line to reopen on September 1.

As Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ pass the halfway point in the project to prepare Bath’s railway line for electrification, this stunning time-lapse photography shows the scale of the work to lower the track through the historic Dundas Aqueduct.

Network Rail has teamed up with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to help keep farmers and their workers safe at level crossings at harvest time.

Users of Colthrop level crossing are being targeted this week in a campaign by Network Rail and British Transport Police (BTP) to help them stay safe on the railway.

Network Rail has teamed up with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to help keep farmers and their workers safe at level crossings at harvest time.

As the ‘orange army’ entered its third week of preparing Bath’s railway line for electrification, the team has been working with an ecologist to ensure the bats living in Box Tunnel are not adversely affected by the work.

Residents are invited to an event to celebrate the completion of Network Rail’s work in Dawlish to repair the damage caused by last year’s storms and make the area more resilient for the future.