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Worcester Foregate Street rail bridge will officially be reopened at 11am on Friday 22 February by Network Rail and contractors J. Murphy & Sons Limited.

Passengers in Reading will have a chance to see the massive improvements due to be completed in early April at a public exhibition in the station on the 19^th and 20^th February.

It could have been a rude awakening for a pair of hibernating grass snakes discovered by Network Rail contractors in Slough last week – but thanks to expert advice the relaxing reptiles are continuing their slumber at a specialist wildlife centre until the spring.

Network Rail has awarded a contract to Balfour Beatty Rail for the upgrade of a 12-mile section of the Great Western main line between West Drayton and Maidenhead to enable Crossrail services to operate.

There are 85 places available on the 2013 Network Rail advanced apprenticeship scheme in the south and south west of England, the company announced today.

Network Rail has begun work on a £45m project to upgrade the railway route and infrastructure between Swindon and Gloucester via Kemble and Stroud.

Network Rail today committed to continuing the biggest investment in infrastructure since the Victorian era, reducing costs and delivering more passengers on time than ever before – but also warned that tough decisions need to be made if the industry is to meet these competing challenges.

Network Rail today committed to continue the biggest investment in the West of England's railway since the Victorian era, reducing costs and delivering more passengers on time than ever before - but also warned that tough choices need to be made if the industry is to meet these competing challenges.