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A railway bridge over the South Circular that has been regularly struck by high vehicles, delaying thousands of passengers, has been given some new hi-tech and low-tech defences.

The transformation of the railway around Ilkeston will advance next month as work begins on the reconstruction of Awsworth Road Bridge, as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan to bring passengers a bigger, better railway. 

Train services into London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport are returning to normal following a gas leak near to Brimsdown station in Enfield.

Members of Network Rail’s safety team spent a day clearing graffiti from a wall near Sheffield station as part of a day of action in the community.

Network Rail and the British Transport Police are holding a full week of level crossing awareness in Oakham after a huge rise in misuse.

Passengers to the south and west of London are reminded to check before they travel this August bank holiday as they are set to benefit from a wide range of improvements to the line out of Waterloo as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.

Work to upgrade the footbridge at Penmaenmawr station on the North Wales coastline has been completed as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan, to deliver a bigger and better railway for passengers.

The line between Didcot and Oxford has re-opened on schedule this morning after being closed for 16 days while Network Rail carried out improvement works as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan to provide a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers.