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• Double-tracked Bathgate-Edinburgh line to begin operation in October • Edinburgh services to/from Bathgate, Dunblane and Glasgow to be affected in September and October by vital works. First ScotRail introduces revised timetable and replacement bus services to minimise disruption

Network Rail is toughening its measures to tackle railway crime. It is installing over 4000 metres of fencing around the railway in the South West, to make it more difficult for trespassers or those looking to commit crimes such as vandalism or graffiti to access the railway.

Network Rail is unveiling its proposal to implement the biggest ever investment to improve the railway at Reading.