Network Rail

To prepare for the new Intercity Express Trains, Network Rail need to test the overhead wires in the Reading area which will affect some nearby services. Replacement buses will run on all routes through Reading, and some long-distance trains will...

Network Rail is carrying out work to electrify the railway through tunnels between Bristol Parkway and Swindon. They are also building a new platform at Bristol Parkway station, making everything ready for the new Intercity Express Trains in autumn 2017....

To allow for electrification and Crossrail works Paddington Station will be closed over Christmas. There will be a six-day closure, starting on Christmas Eve, Saturday December 24 through to Thursday 29 December. Trains are likely to be very busy on...

Due to speed restrictions put in place by Network Rail between 1.30pm and 7pm Tuesday 19 July, GWR is warning customers that journeys are expected to take longer than usual. With rail track temperatures set to exceed 50 degrees in parts of...

Bellotts Road will be closed until 30 June. Network Rail have said: "To facilitate works demolish and reconstruct the adjacent SAD Intersects bridge as part of the Great Western Electrification programme. Bellotts Road bridge needs to be closed to provide a...

This summer Network Rail is launching a massive amount of work to install a new overhead electric line in Bath. The modernisation will mean improved reliability; longer, faster trains; and more seats. It will also improve carbon emissions (as the...