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Passengers thanked for their patience as festive upgrades completed

Network Rail has thanked passengers for their patience during the festive period after they today (11 January) reopened all platforms at Bristol Temple Meads station following a series of improvements to the railway across the city.

Passengers urged to plan ahead and book early to support rail travel over Christmas period

Rail passengers across Bristol and the south west are being encouraged to check before they travel this Christmas and book their tickets in advance where possible.

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Bath bridge in list of top 20 ‘most-bashed bridges’ in the UK

Nov 13, 2020

The bridge over Jews Lane in Twerton, off the Lower Bristol Road in Bath, was struck nine times and costing a total of £29,000. The number of times this bridge has been struck has more...

Rail improvements to impact journeys between Maidenhead and Marlow

Nov 12, 2020

The essential work will ensure the continued use the Marlow section of the branch and will reduce the need for smaller weekend closures in the future. From Saturday 14 to Sunday 29 November 2020, buses...

Railway station workers given royal thank you for keeping passengers safe

Oct 27, 2020

The Duchess of Cornwall visited Paddington to meet station workers from Network Rail, GWR and British Transport Police to personally thank them for ensuring people can continue to visit and travel safely from one of...

New longer platform for St James Park station and better railway journey to Exmouth

Oct 19, 2020

The work will ensure that passengers using the station will be able to travel sustainably and will have better access to trains when alighting and boarding. The work to replace the track at Exmouth Junction...

Network Rail to refine resilience plans for vital stretch of Devon railway

Oct 14, 2020

More than 1,600 people responded to a six-week public consultation on proposals for the line between Parson’s Tunnel and Teignmouth in Devon, which is bordered by steep cliffs on one side and the sea on...

Reading station has been named as major station of the year at the 2020 National Rail Awards

Sep 25, 2020

The station, which is owned and managed by Network Rail, has more than 25 million people passing through it each year and in the last 12 months it has had a series of passenger improvements...

Track Renewals between Taunton and Exeter St Davids set to improve journeys for passengers

Sep 25, 2020

Currently, there is an emergency speed restriction between Taunton and Exeter St Davids due to newer trains running on older sections of track. The work will involve engineers taking out and replacing old track and...

Bristol Temple Meads celebrates its historic past and bright future as it turns 180-years-old

Sep 1, 2020

Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the station in 1840 and to mark the occasion Network Rail and GWR celebrated its historic past and looked forward to a bright future as Bristol Temple Meads is set to...
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