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Two of four bridges over the railway between Bolton and Chorley which are being rebuilt as part of the electrification of the railway will reopen ahead of schedule.

Network Rail and Abellio Greater Anglia today thanked passengers for their patience as vital upgrades were completed over the May Bank Holiday on the line between London and Norwich.

Passengers using Llandaf and Radyr stations are advised of temporary car park closures as Network Rail installs new footbridges to improve accessibility.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users are benefitting today after more than £50m of investment and improvement work was completed successfully across Britain’s railway over the May Day bank holiday weekend.

The bridge over the railway at Pearsons Brick Yard in South Gloucestershire has reopened to the public today, Thursday 30 April, after work to prepare it for the electrification of the railway was completed on time.

The critical role played by the railway during World War One features in a new exhibition at Edinburgh Waverley.

Many girls believe engineering is a job for boys, according to a survey of 12-17-year-olds published today by Network Rail. Engineering is second only to the construction industry in struggling to overcome the gender divide, the survey found.

Network Rail engineers will be delivering over £12m of improvement projects on key lines on Scotland’s railway during May.