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RIP Michael Bond. We will, with the very greatest of pride, continue to Look After This Bear.
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😀We are very pleased to be able to reopen the railway across Nuneham Viaduct a day early, on Friday 9 June, after safely completing our major project to replace the 160-year-old south bank abutment.
🙏Thank you to everyone for your patience and support over the last 10 weeks.
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👏 Time to celebrate the first passenger service arriving in Okehampton this morning.
📣 This is the return of regular services in nearly 50 years !!
📷 This is a picture of the first train full of passengers.
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🌉A major project that would usually take 3 years to complete - in 67 days, the railway over Nuneham Viaduct has reopened
👏Thank you to the 800 people who worked 60,000 hours, 24/7, to achieve this
🎥Join Claudia for our final video from site with a look back over the project
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We are delighted to say that GWR trains are now operating in electric mode to Bristol Parkway. Thank you to all our passengers and lineside neighbours for your support and patience whilst we delivered the biggest modernisation of Brunel’s railway since it was built.
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⚠️138 trains a day travel at 100mph on this track in Gloucestershire.
⏱️In just over two seconds a 100mph train will cover the length of a football field.
ℹ️ Your life is not worth risking for a photo. This is now in the hands of the @BTP.
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🏗️We're working 24/7 to get the railway between Oxford and Didcot reopened
🦺Prior to the recent rapid deterioration of the viaduct, its condition posed no safety risk
📽️Stuart Calvert explains how we have been looking after the viaduct and what our permanent fix will look like
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🌧️Flooding is affecting the railway in the Swindon area.
⚠️Disruption is expected until further notice, we're sorry for the impact this will have on your journeys.
📸Our team has taken this photo, showing the extent of the flooding on the railway line at Royal Wootton Bassett.
⚠️Service update - 20 October⚠️
Due to heavy flooding on the railway at Swindon, all lines are blocked. This is affecting services between:
➡️Swindon & Westbury via Melksham
➡️London Paddington & Bristol Temple Meads
➡️London Paddington & Swansea
Services may be cancelled, delayed or diverted until further notice.
Please follow us for updates or go to gwr.com/travel-information/t… to check your journey.
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🚉For 145 years signal boxes at Par, Lostwithiel and Truro have helped run the railway in Cornwall.
👋We now say a very fond farewell to them as a new digital system is almost ready.
📸Par, built in 1880, and Lostwithiel, 1893, are grade II listed. Truro was added in 1899.
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🎉Our teams successfully lowered Nuneham viaduct onto the new abutment this weekend!
🛤️The embankment has now been built back up & we'll begin the reinstatement of the ballast & tracks in preparation for the line reopening on 10 June
📸Some pics from the weekend:
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💙 Our Paddington station team have shown their appreciation for all NHS staff.
🚆 A giant banner has been erected to the station and faces our neighbours at St Mary’s Hospital.
👏🏻 Thank you to everyone at the NHS and @ImperialNHS
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❄️Heavy snow means that no trains are able to run to Barnstaple until noon, or Okehampton until 4pm
🌳Our teams are working hard to clear fallen trees which came down with the snowfall - 70 have already been removed
🚌Ticket acceptance is available on Stagecoach buses
ALT Heavy snow means that no trains are able to run to Barnstaple until noon, or Okehampton until 4pm Our teams are working hard to clear fallen trees which came down with the snowfall - 70 have already been removed Ticket acceptance is available on Stagecoach buses
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💙 Tonight the Royal Albert Bridge was turned blue in a show of support for the NHS.
🚆 The historic Brunel designed bridge was lit from both the Devon and Cornish side of the river Tamar.
👉🏻 Find our more here networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
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🚶♀️For the first time in over 50 years, you can now use a bridge to cross the railway at Lostwithiel in Cornwall
🚧It means you don't have to wait at a busy level crossing where barriers are down for 22 mins an hour
🏗️We're now working to build a permanent bridge at the station
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🐻Paddington Bear is back on Platform 1 at London Paddington station!
📹Delighted to have worked with @TVMartinRoberts following his passionate appeal to us to relocate this much loved statue.⬇️
ℹ️ Full story networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
@GWRHelp @networkrail @paddingtonbear
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⚠️Exciting news - the first stage consisting of 2.6km of railway line has now been renewed along the Dartmoor Line. There are 3 further sections to do over the coming weeks.
📷The photos show our tamping machine and the finished section on line.
🛤️A lot more to do in months ahead
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🚂The railways played a major role during the first & second world wars, & conflicts since, transporting troops & equipment across the UK.
🚉We've unveiled a poppy memorial at Reading station today for @GWRHelp, @SW_Help & @CrossCountryUK passengers.
@PoppyLegion #PoppyAppeal
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🥳 Railway opens to passengers after 50 years!
🚆 Today the first passenger train run on the Dartmoor line after it was restored in just nine months.
📆 Public services will start this Saturday.
👉🏻 Find out more here networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
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⚠️ At 6:10am, 3 wheels of a freight train on West Ealing freight line came off the tracks.
🚉There were no injuries, 3 of 4 lines are open. Some train services between Reading & London are impacted.
ℹ️ Please check your journey before travelling. Statement in following post.
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📆 Today marks the start of a new era.
👏🏻 As we wave goodbye to High Speed Trains which have run on our route since the 1970s.
🚆 Now only Intercity Express Trains, which are longer with more seats, will run on long distance services.
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👷👷♀️ Our engineers are on site at West Ealing as they work to clear a derailed train.
⚠️ Lines are open however some services are likely to be delayed or cancelled. Please do check before you travel.
👏🏻 Thank you for your patience whilst we work to move the derailed train.
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First IET zooming out of Paddington Station using electric power #GWRNewTrains
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⚡️Today is a big day for #Swindon as we officially launch electric services from London Paddington to Swindon.
💺Passengers will benefit from a new train fleet with @GWRHelp with more seats and better facilities.
👷♂️#TracksideToby has been down to the station to explain more.
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🌈 Have you noticed anything different at Reading station today?
🏳️🌈 Together with @GWRHelp we've found a pot of magic stripy paint to paint the town rainbow and celebrate #Pride2019!
❓What will you find at the end of the rainbow?
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🙌Great news - we have successfully repaired the railway bridge at Ashford Hill in Plymouth
🚆As a result @GWRHelp @CrossCountryUK will be able resume normal services by tomorrow morning.
📹Stuart Calvert reviews the efforts that have gone into reopening this bridge.
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We are delighted to confirm that all electric new GWR Class 387 ‘Electrostar’ trains are now running to Newbury. Thank you to passengers and line side neighbours for your patience whilst we deliver electric lines and new trains as part of the #RailwayUpgradePlan
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🗓️It's been 10 years since a storm washed away the railway at Dawlish
🛠️Since then, we've been working to improve resilience in the area, with a new sea wall and cliff protection
📽️Watch to find out how we did it
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Extreme weather conditions are being seen all across the route. This spectacular scene from Rainbow Hill Tunnel in Worcester shows just how cold it is. Team Orange continue to tackle the elements to keep the railway running #Worcester #TeamOrange
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🎉Today @GWRHelp celebrates 100 years since the first female MP
👩🏻Nancy Astor was elected to Parliament on this day in 1919
🚂We were joined by members of the Astor family to unveil a train named in her honour
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🥳This morning passengers in South Wales were able to travel to work under electric power!
⚡️Electrification has reached Cardiff Central.
🚄Passengers can now travel under electric power from Wales to London Paddington for the first time.
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The railway line through #Dawlish; connecting #Devon & #Cornwall with rest of Britain has reopened this morning. #TeamOrange 👷♀️👷♂️ worked all day yesterday and through the night so that passengers can travel today.
Thank you for your patience while we made the line safe
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📷 UPDATE: Our pictures show the landslip between Reading and London Paddington where engineers are due on site at 4.15pm to remove an unsafe tree.
⚠️The work near Twyford has been delayed from 2.30pm due to further safety checks. We are very sorry for the disruption (1/2)
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The railway line at Dawlish reopened this morning at 03.30. Thanks to all #TeamOrange who worked hard to reopen it.
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A great day for Cornwall and Devon as @GWRHelp launch their new @HitachiRailEU trains for the South West Peninsula.
More seats and better facilities for passengers.
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🧵Thread:
🚉Today the Government have announced funding for improved railway services in Devon & Cornwall
🚅£50m will be used to create a direct service linking Newquay, St Austell, Truro, & Falmouth and there will be £13.5m for a new station on the eastern edge of Okehampton
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⚠️We are really pleased to announce that Wales and Western have set a new record for our region and installed around 11 miles of new track in just under 4 weeks on the Dartmoor Line as part of the Governments restoring your Railway initiative
🙏Thanks to all those involved
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⚡️Today we are celebrating as we officially launch electric services from London Paddington to Swindon.
💺Passengers will benefit from a new train fleet with @GWRHelp with more seats and better facilities.
#Swindon #Electrification
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🛤️We have been busy preparing the Dartmoor line to lay new track.
📅 Yesterday the first section of track was installed.
📽️ The machine is able to lay down new sleepers, pull the rail into place and clip it onto the rail. Stone will be dropped onto the track at a later date.
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🚇 Work to replace track inside the Severn Tunnel is going well.
🛠️We've replaced sleepers, stone & rail across the first 2 of 5 sections of the track from the English side of the tunnel.
⚠️ Trains are affected 'til Sun 18 June & on Sun 25 June - check GWR.com/upgrade
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🔧With @HS2ltd we're building the new Old Oak Common station to the west of London Paddington.
🚦Today we're installing a huge signalling gantry for the station amongst other works in the Thames Valley.
📷Here's the gantry being moved into position & foundation piles prepared.
ALT Foundation piles being prepared for the new signalling gantry
ALT Foundation piles being moved along track
ALT Signalling gantry being moved along track
ALT Signalling gantry being moved along track
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❓Anyone lost a trampoline? We've found this one near St Austell
🌬️Remember that objects can find their way onto the railway at any time, but especially in stormy weather. Keep them secured to prevent mishaps!
ℹ️ Please check before travelling today while we work to clear lines
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🛠Here are the latest images from our 24/7 work to reopen the railway over Nuneham viaduct.
👷♀️👷♂️We’re about to start piling the new abutment 24m into the ground.
😖This work is unavoidably noisy but we’ll minimise disruption as much as possible.
🙏Thank you for your patience.
ALT Aerial drone shot of Network Rail's work at Nuneham Viaduct showing the piles for the new abutment.
ALT Aerial drone shot of Network Rail's work at Nuneham Viaduct showing the piles for the new abutment.
ALT Photo of Network Rail's work at Nuneham Viaduct showing the piles sticking up above rail level following installation, ready to be piled 24m into the ground, for the new abutment.
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🚉 railway history on the Looe branch line.
📷 Do you know what this is?
😀 No prizes for knowing or not for that matter but you might get a ❤️.
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🚧The line between Oxford and Didcot Parkway will remain shut over Easter
🔎Our teams are working round the clock at Nuneham viaduct
ℹ️ Please contact your local transport operator for specific travel information
📣 We’ll update you early next week
ALT Machine working on railway track
ALT Arial view of machines working on railway bridge
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👷♀️👷 Our teams continue to make great progress to repair Nuneham viaduct in Oxfordshire.
⛏️ The old abutment has now been removed and further piling will allow a new structure to be built to support the viaduct.
🎥 Programme manager Claudia Philps shows us around...
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👷♂️👷♀️Our teams have been out all day removing fallen trees from the Okehampton line, with a further 37 trees cleared today.
⚠️There's still more to do, so we won't be able to reopen the line today. We're sorry for the disruption.
📸Here's what they've been dealing with...
ALT Our teams have been out all day removing fallen trees from the Okehampton line, with a further 37 trees cleared today. There's still more to do, so we won't be able to reopen the line today. We're sorry for the disruption. Here's what they've been dealing with...
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The party atmosphere has already started on the @GWRHelp #royalwedding special to Harry and Meghan Central 🇬🇧
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These amazing scenes in Dawlish this morning show the challenge we face in extreme conditions. Once conditions improve we will carry out an inspection and when it is safe to do so we will reopen this section of the line #Dawlish #TeamOrange
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🛠️The sun is setting on four weeks of work on the Newquay branch line to help build Mid Cornwall Metro
🏗️We’ve built a new passing loop at Goss Moor, installed new digital signals, repaired a 152-year-old viaduct and laid new track
🚆Trains are back on Monday 24 March
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⚠️We're sorry for any disruption to your journey this morning as a result of a lineside fire in Maidenhead.
🧯The fire has now been extinguished & we're investigating the cause.
➡️Please check with nationalrail.co.uk before travelling.
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🏗️Our major track upgrade at Bristol East Junction is complete
✅This will mean better journeys for passengers travelling into and out of Bristol Temple Meads
🙏Thank you for your patience while we have completed this work.
networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
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🌧️Our region continues to see the impact of #StormBert, which brought heavy rainfall this weekend.
⚠️Flooding, landslips & downed trees are impacting many of our lines.
📸This is the scene at Chipping Sodbury this morning, on the line between Swindon and Bristol Parkway.
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👏🏻 Signal Point next to Swindon station is back under Network Rail ownwership.
🚆 It’s steeped in railway history and still bears a huge British Rail logo on the front of the building.
🔑 We’ll now look to present it as an iconic entrance to Swindon.
👉🏻 tinyurl.com/y58y9q3s
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🙌 We've completed our Christmas bridge work at Stonehouse and track renewals in South Glos.
🚄Train services have now resumed. Please continue to check before you travel as Covid-19 is resulting in crew shortages.
🙏 Thank you for your patience.
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👏🏻 This was the scene last night as those at London Paddington applauded the NHS, carers and all key workers.
🙌🏻 We thank every key worker who is keeping the country going and saving lives.
#ThankYouNHS #ClapForCarers #clapforkeyworkers
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👷♀️👷♂️ 16 solid days of construction at Bristol's Ashley Down station is over.
👍 We fully installed 2x platforms while working on foundations for the lifts, footbridge & boundary wall, plus drainage, fencing & access steps.
ℹ️ Work continues weekdays & weekends #BristolRailRegen
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👷♀️👷It’s been a busy night at the Ocean in Stonehouse, Glos, where we’re installing a new bridge for @CanalsConnected
🏗All the units have now been lifted in and we’re backfilling around the structure.
🙌 Thanks again to all our patient neighbours.
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🥳 Hundreds of people turned out in Dawlish for the opening of the second section of £80m sea wall today.
💪 It will help protect the railway for generations to come and includes 415m of accessible promenade.
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🛤️🚦 It's the penultimate day in our 8-week track upgrade in Bristol, with work due to finish tomorrow night.
🚆 Trains are scheduled to restart at Temple Meads on Saturday as normal.
ℹ️ Check before travel GWR.com/Bristol or crosscountrytrains.co.uk/bri… #BristolRailRegen
ALT New track installed at Bristol East Junction, looking towards Bristol Temple Meads.
ALT New track installed at Bristol East Junction - looking away from Bristol Temple Meads
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🦶 Everyone likes to put their feet up.
📍Between Penzance and Plymouth we’ve added giant deck chairs for you to have your photo with.
🚆 This is to celebrate 4,200 extra seats every day on @GWRHelp services thanks to new trains and better signalling.
#gwrsummerseats
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🏗The first sections of the new bridge for @CanalsConnected at the Ocean in Stonehouse, Glos, have been lifted in.
🚣♀️These form the opening that boats will pass through.
🌜We’ll be working through the night to install more. Thank you to all our neighbours for your patience.
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A collapsed culvert at Teignmouth is currently causing issues between Exeter and Newton Abbot. Awaiting high tides to subside so we can get in to start repairs. @DawlishBeach @GWRHelp @CrossCountryUK
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🚦The old and the new...
🦺All the semaphore signals have now been removed in the Truro area as we continue our upgrade work in Cornwall.
👀Watch out for an update soon on how old equipment will be heading for new homes with heritage railway groups.
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🏗️We have completely removed the old abutment at Nuneham viaduct as we install new solid foundations
🗓️We are on course to reopen the railway on 10 June - thank you for your patience
ℹ️ Check out our progress below: networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
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📣 The Dartmoor Line - arriving Saturday 20 November 2021 🚨
We’re pleased to reveal that passenger services will start on the #Dartmoorline in just 39 days’ time.
Tickets on sale now - a day return between Okehampton and Exeter will cost no more than £8!
Dartmoorline.com
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🎉 Our 4-week upgrade at Westbury's complete: 200+ pieces of track & 17k tonnes of stone installed.
👍 It'll help ensure safe & reliable journeys for years to come.
🌬️Windy today & we've follow up work 1 & 2 Feb + 8 & 9 March. Check nationalrail.co.uk #WestburyRailUpgrade
ALT New track on Westbury South Junction during final testing and inspections
ALT New track on Westbury South Junction during final testing and inspections
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🧹It’s tidy-up time in the Severn Tunnel today as we finish our 10-day track renewal.
🚆Trains should be running normally tomorrow, but please do check online if you’re travelling.
🙏 It’s always best to check before you travel GWR.com/upgrade
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🚂 Today it is 175 years since the first railway service from Didcot to Oxford
🎉 To celebrate, @GWRHelp invited guests from the rail industry and local area to board a special non-stop service from Oxford to London
🕛 We arrived at Paddington in a record breaking 37m 35 secs!
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👀 Check out the scene at London Paddington this weekend as it was lit up for Pride.
🌈 Each year Network Rail supports pride as part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
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We’re starting a major restoration on the amazing roof at Bristol Temple Meads, to improve passenger experience & preserve our heritage.
👷♀️👷♂️ We’ve signed @TazikerInd who've worked on other Brunel masterpieces including Clifton Suspension bridge #BristolRailUpgrade
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🚄Trains are running again from London Paddington
✅We’ve completed our work to upgrade track, drainage and overhead power
🚆It will make your journey more reliable and help bring trains to @HS2ltd's new Old Oak Common station in the future
👍Thanks for your patience
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🚦We're just a few days away from turning on new signals in Cornwall.
❓But what happens to the old signals and equipment?
📽️We're making sure we preserve our railway heritage.
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🥳 Celebrations with construction complete on our new @TempleQuarter Eastern Entrance at Bristol Temple Meads.
😴It goes into hibernation while the @BristolUni campus is completed.
🚪It opens 2026 & by 2030 2.5m people will use it every year #BristolRailRegen #bristolrailregen
ALT Front row (left to right) Peter Denton, CEO, Homes England; Cllr Tony Dyer, Leader, Bristol City Council; Stephen Peacock, CEO, West of England Combined Authority; Daniel Round, Industry Programme Director, Network Rail; Neil Hook, Director South, Homes England; Rachel Musson, Strategic Director Resources, West of England Combined Authority; Karen Mercer, CEO, BTQ LLP
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🚆Trains are up and running again in Cornwall after one of the largest upgrades to the railway
🦺After 13 days of non-stop work, our teams have successfully completed the project
🚦New digital signals now control trains in most of the county
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👷♀️👷 Our teams are busy working near London Paddington this Christmas to make the railway more reliable and prepare for the new HS2 station at Old Oak Common
🛠️ From drains below the tracks to new power lines above, they’re working around the clock.
#ChristmasRailWorks
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🚇Our Severn Tunnel track renewal is going well.
🛤️It’s the largest renewal there in recent years, replacing 14km of rail, nearly 11,000 sleepers & over 22,000 tonnes of stone.
📷 1 & 2: Old track panels removed 3 & 4: Preparing to add top stone to the new track #SevernTunnel24
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🚇Work in Marley Tunnel was completed at 3am this morning. All drainage and track relay work finished on time as planned. Well done to the teams for working round the ⏰ to get the tunnel reopened. @GWRHelp @CrossCountryUK #RailwayUpgradePlan
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⚠️Due to emergency repairs at Nuneham viaduct, the railway is closed between Oxford and Didcot Parkway
👷♀️👷♂️Our teams are continuing to find a solution
ℹ️ Please contact your local transport operator for further information
📣 We’ll provide an update early next week
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🕜We're working 24/7 to repair Nuneham viaduct in Oxfordshire
🔧Piles have now gone into the river bed so that we can build a structure to support the viaduct and enable us to remove the abutment
🎥Stuart Calvert tells us more about the latest progress
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⚠️ Services to and from the south west continue to be delayed or cancelled.
🚛 It’s because a lorry hit a bridge near Plymouth this afternoon.
🚆 We’re sorry for the delays and advise passengers to check at @GWRHelp before travelling - tickets for today are valid for tomorrow.
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🦺 Our teams were working last night to continue installing the new rockfall shelter north of Parson's Tunnel, Devon.
🏗️We're using a special gantry crane to lift in pre-cast sections of the 104m structure until 7am on 27 Dec.
🙏 Thanks to our neighbours for your patience.
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🌧️The railway is closed due to flooding: Bristol - Swindon & Swindon - Chippenham
⚠️Services between South Wales, West England and London are severely disrupted
ℹ️Our teams are on site working to reopen the railway but disruption is expected for the rest of the day
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🌦️The rain may have stopped in some parts, but flood water continues to impact parts of the rail network.
🌊This is Flax Bourton, between Bristol Temple Meads and Nailsea & Backwell.
ℹ️ A full update on the whole patch from Paddington to Penzance in following tweets.
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🍦 Someone give this man an ice cream!
☀️ Trackside Toby explains the impact of extremely hot weather on the railway and how we tackle the conditions to keep passengers moving.
💧 Stay hydrated and please check before you travel.
#tracksidetoby #heatwave
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🚉 Overnight we set up our crane on track next to Bristol's new @WestofEnglandCA station at Ashley Down.
🏗️ We lifted in the 1st staircase & landing, with 7 crane lifts in total to get everything in place.
👍 The station opens 2024 #TravelWest @BristolCouncil #BristolRailRegen
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🚂 Paddington Station is looking glorious with the clock arch off Platform 1 now reopen.
🥳 It is 10 years since it was last open and is to allow for access to the new Elizabeth line station.
📆 The Elizabeth line will start next year.
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❓Have you ever wondered what it takes to run a chartered steam train?
🙌Well now you can find out!
📽️Our mobile operations manager, Craig Munday, has filmed a video diary of his journey accompanying Clun Castle from Bristol to Plymouth
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🛤️The track bed is now being put back in place at the Ocean, Stonehouse, Glos, where we're installing a new bridge for @CanalsConnected
👷👷♀️ Work is due to be completed early on New Year's Day.
🚆Please check before you travel at GWR.com/Christmas
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👷We've got just under two weeks left on the St Ives branch line, where we've replaced worn sleepers and track, laid fresh stone, installed guard rail, (it's not narrow gauge) and we have drainage work to do.
📷Photos of guard rail middle of running rails.
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👷 Our teams re working hard down in St Ives, replacing worn out track between St Ives and Carbis Bay.
📷What a stunning setting.
🚌Bus replacement services operate between St Ives and St Erth, please check before you travel.
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🛠This is the RailVac machine removing stone from the track to improve drainage and increase life expectancy at Newton Abbot Station #railwayupgradeplan @CrossCountryUK @GWRHelp @Railcare_
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⚠️We are working hard to get the railway open again between Didcot Parkway and Oxford
🚧Nuneham Viaduct is unsafe for train traffic at this time and will be closed for some weeks - please check before you travel
📽️Watch below for more information:
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🥳Happy New Year from all of us on the Western route!
📷 We have been busy working over the festive period:
🧗Improving resilience in Devon
🛠️Preparing for HS2's new Old Oak Common station
🛤️Renewing track at West Drayton
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📢 We're working round the clock to install a temporary structure to stabilise Nuneham Viaduct, so trains can safely run again by early June.
🚌Replacement & shuttle services will operate but please check before you travel with your train operator.
🙏Thank you for your patience
ALT Railway between Didcot Parkway and Oxford to remain closed until early June Network Rail has confirmed that it is now working to install a temporary structure that will stabilise the viaduct at Nuneham in Oxfordshire in order for trains to run again between Didcot Parkway and Oxford by 10 June. Engineers have been working round the clock since the line was closed for safety concerns on 4 April and are now able to confirm this timescale. To help keep passengers moving GWR, CrossCountry, Chiltern Railways and Network Rail, are working closely together with a revised timetable in operation for the duration of the line closure, with a rail replacement service and local shuttle services running. Please check before you travel with your train operator or National Rail Enquiries. Freight trains will continue to operate on alternative rail routes. We are sorry for the inconvenience this issue will cause as we work to make this viaduct safe for passengers and freight trains to run again.
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🌳Today’s Leap Day; that only happens once every 4 years.
🚉@GWRHelp are running a special service to go past #JessiesSeat...
ℹ️...if you’ve never heard of it, find out more about this fascinating story here -> networkrail.co.uk/stories/pe…
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🦺 13 days of round-the-clock work is under way in Cornwall to finish installing new signals.
🚦From Monday 11 March, the new system will be controlled from Exeter.
🎥Martin Duff shows us the simulator signal panel as the team prepares to go live.
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🛠At Westbury station, we’re altering the platforms to make it easier and safer for passengers to get on and off trains.
👷♀️👷🏼♂️This machine, a stone magnet, is lifting out the coping stones to enable us to do the work. They will then be put back in place.
#xmasrailworks
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🚉The future of Par signal box in Cornwall has been secured
👩🏫The Grade II listed box, built in 1879, will now be used as a training facility
👉Read more: networkrailmediacentre.co.uk…
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