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A team from Wales and Borders’ ‘Railway Family’ has completed a mammoth 303-mile trek from North to South Wales, raising thousands of pounds for Samaritans Cymru in the process.

Passenger and freight journeys on the East Coast Main Line are being protected from unstable ground conditions in one of the largest projects of its kind.

Journeys between Wigan and Bolton will be disrupted later this month while work continues to electrify and improve the railway in the north west of England.

Network Rail has started a £3.5m project to refurbish Awe viaduct.

Rugby League fans travelling to Leeds for Magic Weekend (August 17-18) are being urged to plan their journey ahead of time due to the closure of Huddersfield station, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

Passengers can now benefit from step-free access to both platforms at Dumfries station following the completion of a £3.6m project to improve accessibility.

Passengers are being reminded about changes to journeys during a ten-day railway closure this month while essential engineering work takes place in the Duddeston area of Birmingham.

Passengers are being urged to check before they travel between South Wales and Bristol over the August Bank Holiday weekend (24-25 August) when Network Rail will be carrying out follow-up work in the Severn Tunnel.