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Network Rail is inviting young people and their families from across West of England to its delivery unit in Swindon on 1 February to experience life as a railway apprentice and meet the people and high-tech kit involved in keeping Britain’s rail network running.

Passengers will benefit from a range of improvements at Twickenham station, to be delivered in time for the Rugby World Cup.

Work is well underway to repair a stretch of Surrey railway damaged by a landslip in the Christmas storms.

Network Rail has today announced the awarding of alliancing contracts with Costain and Morgan Sindall to develop the detailed scope, programme and target price for the £650m Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).

With the Commonwealth Games now just six months away, Network Rail is preparing the railway to do its bit to make this summer’s event a success.

Network Rail, First Capital Connect and Solarcentury surprised passengers arriving at Blackfriars station this morning with a free cuppa drawn from Britain’s biggest tea cup to celebrate the launch of the world’s largest solar bridge.

The closure of 174 level crossings in Wales means Network Rail has now reached its target, set in 2010, of closing 10% of Britain’s crossings – 750 in total – by April 2014, contributing to a reduction in the overall risk level crossings pose to the network by 25%.

Passengers are being reminded to check for changes to their journeys to and through London Bridge station when the first phase of Britain’s biggest station redevelopment project completes at the end of March.