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Passengers travelling between Newport and Bristol and between Newport and Gloucester are reminded to check before travelling this Christmas and New Year, as Network Rail engineers work around the clock to modernise the South Wales Main Line.

Passengers are advised to check before travelling by train over the Christmas and New Year period as Network Rail carries out a major reliability upgrade that will close London Victoria to Southern and Gatwick Express services and alter services on the railway west of Brighton. 

Passengers are advised to check before travelling by train over the Christmas and New Year period as Network Rail carries out a major programme of improvements to the south east’s rail network.

Network Rail has appointed Amco as the main contractor for the planned £13m enhancement of Dunbar station.

This Christmas and New Year, 100 Network Rail workers will forego time at home with their families to carry out vital improvements to the railway near Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade.

Network Rail Consulting’s Australian subsidiary has been awarded a contract by Transport for NSW (TfNSW) for the role of Systems Integrator for the Digital Systems Program for Sydney, a core element of “More Trains, More Services” to deliver major systems upgrades across the Sydney Trains network over the next decade.

Visitors to Manchester city centre are being urged to think in threes this Saturday if they plan to travel by train.

A major signalling fault at Woking is affecting services on the South Western Main Line with passengers strongly advised to check before they travel.