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A popular website that promoted and chronicled the 200th anniversary celebration of the modern railway is to be preserved for posterity by The National Archives. 

Passengers at Apsley station will soon benefit from step-free access to all platforms as Network Rail begins work on a major accessibility upgrade.

Network Rail has started work on a project delivering step-free access to all platforms at Luton station.

Major work to restore the railway between Portishead and Bristol begins this spring, and the public are invited to find out more at two drop-in sessions.

Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line over the Easter period are being urged to plan ahead during essential railway upgrades between London Euston and Milton Keynes.

The 9-day planned works saw Network Rail engineers deliver a major programme of track renewal and infrastructure improvements between Pwllheli and Dovey Junction.

£10m of work completed on time with improvements to several stations so that trains can resume.

• Network Rail and The Watercress Line sign a collaborative agreement to work closer together in the future
• Sales of limited-edition Wes and Sandy soft toys raise £8,000 for charity since 2 February
• Cheques were presented to Scotty’s Little Soldiers and The Watercress Line at special Railway 200 Inspiration Train event
• South Western Railway also donated a stock of surplus railway materials for use on The Watercress Line