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Passengers travelling between Gloucester and Severn Tunnel Junction are advised to plan ahead as essential engineering work will close the railway through the Severn Estuary for three weeks, from 00:40 on Sunday 27 July until 08:40 on Sunday 17 August 2025.

Network Rail will begin a major £1.4 million upgrade of the footbridge at Longport station this summer to improve safety for passengers and pedestrians and enhance the long-term resilience of the structure for years to come.

Major railway renewal work between Shrewsbury and Crewe will be taking place from 1am on Saturday 19 July to 4am on Monday 21 July.

Passengers using Petts Wood station are being advised that repairs to the station footbridge beginning in August means that the way they move around the station will change.

A six-month footpath closure has been granted for a Barnsley level crossing which has seen serious and repeated misuse.

Black Sabbath's 'Back to the Beginning' gig at Villa Park is one of several huge events taking place in Birmingham this weekend.

Passengers travelling to and from Cardiff over the weekend of 19–21 July are advised to check their journey plans in advance due to essential overnight rail engineering work.

This weekend will mark ten years since one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks, the Forth Bridge, was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.