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Figures released today confirm that an additional £3m has been spent locally in south Devon between June 2019 and May 2020 by Network Rail and its contractors as a result of the government funded project to build a new sea wall at Dawlish. 

Network Rail is urging passengers in Yorkshire who need to travel over the Late May Bank Holiday weekend to check before they travel, as crucial work takes place to improve passengers’ journeys across the region.

• The line between Eastleigh and Fareham and will close for improvement works between 23-29 May
• Engineers will install almost a mile of new track between Fareham and Botley
• Passengers will benefit from a more reliable railway and better performing train journeys

Network Rail is carrying out essential works at Purfleet on the London to Grays (Tilbury Loop) rail line to reinforce the embankment and protect the tracks by preventing vegetation and debris falling onto the line. This work will help keep the line clear for those who need to travel by train.

Network Rail is lighting up the iconic grade II listed Shrewsbury station tonight (14 May) in honour and gratitude to all NHS staff and other critical workers who continue to battle the coronavirus crisis.

Network Rail is lighting up Swansea station tonight (14 May) in honour and gratitude to all NHS staff and other critical workers who continue to battle the coronavirus crisis.

A special four-part Channel 5 documentary series starts tonight (14 May) at 9pm and goes behind the scenes to show how Network Rail and train operators keep passengers moving at London Paddington station and across the west throughout the different seasons.

Two incidents on level crossings in Kent within a day of each other have sparked a warning from Network Rail not to take risks around the railway.