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• Local communities asked to help shape the final design of changes to the rail line in south Devon which needs to be better protected from cliff falls, land slips and damage caused by the sea during extreme weather
• Public consultation opens on 10 June
• Five-week consultation will include details of the realignment of the railway to make room for corrective measures to stabilise the cliffs

• The plans include improved leisure facilities and amenities including new, fully accessible, coastal walking and cycling routes

Rail passengers will once again be able to travel on the Southend line as the work to upgrade the overhead lines has been completed on time.

Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway and Stagecoach are inviting residents to find out more about work to upgrade Bromham Road bridge in Bedford as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade.

Network Rail has opened the doors to a new community information hub in Dawlish which will provide regular updates on how work to deliver a bigger sea wall is progressing.

• Biggest revamp of East Coast Main Line in a generation, with first major line closure in 20 years
• Long-term benefits for passengers to include extra capacity, faster services and increased reliability
• Passengers advised to plan ahead for significant disruption

Members of the public are invited to attend an open day at Alstone level crossing near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire on Thursday 6 June where they will be able to go behind the scenes and see how the level crossing works.

Network Rail has started work on a new bigger sea wall at Dawlish, in Devon, which will provide greater protection to the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for generations to come.

Residents living in Gloucester have been invited to a drop-in event to find out more about upcoming work to replace track at the city’s station as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to provide a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers.