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• Newly released aerial photos reveal scale of the problem
• Team is working with Historic England to protect Roman remains in fields above the railway

Passengers travelling on the Great Western Main Line over the weekend of 23-24 January are being advised to check before they travel as Network Rail carries out the penultimate stage of a major signalling upgrade at Swindon as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan.

With temperatures dropping across Britain and snow on the ground in many places this morning, Network Rail’s orange army are working round the clock to keep tracks clear of sleet, snow and ice so passengers aren’t affected by unnecessary delays.

As temperature are expected to reach -8 degrees Celsius in parts of Cumbria and Lancashire this weekend Network Rail’s orange army is read to deal with frozen points and other weather-related issues across the area.

Royal Wootton Bassett residents are invited to attend a drop-in event to find out more about the latest plans to prepare three bridges in the town for the arrival of a new fleet of electric trains.

Visitors to London King’s Cross and Liverpool Lime Street stations will be able to enjoy some of the classic images taken by renowned rock photographer, Denis O’Regan, as he brings his ‘Rock Through The Ages’ exhibition showcasing music legends of the 60s, 70s and 80s to the stations for a month from today (14 January 2016) .

Network Rail has received planning permission to permanently remove and preserve the crossing gates at Plumpton level crossing.

• Christmas retail sales inside the new station were 63% higher than 2014
• Office construction in Birmingham is growing at the fastest rate in 13 years
• The station welcomed around 5m people during December, five times the population of the city