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🌅 We thought these sunset over Barmouth Viaduct shots were a bit special
🙏 Thanks to for these breathtaking images
✅ What a fitting way to mark the reopening of the railway 👏🏻
👉
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👏Thanks to everyone who came along to help us officially open the first-of-its-kind 'FLOW' bridge today in Craven Arms.
🧑🤝🧑The bridge replaces one of the most dangerous level crossings on our route, boosting safety for the local community.
FLOW's story ➡️
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🛤️🛤️We have had the honour of naming one of our own locomotives, 97303, after our much loved and respected colleague, Dave Berry who sadly passed away earlier this year
🧡🧡His family were present to witness the unveiling on Friday at Shrewsbury Depot
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📽️Here is a clip this morning from one of the first trains travelling over the newly refurbished Barmouth Viaduct
👏Thank you to all who were involved with the work
@AlunGriffiths
@tfwrail
🙌And thanks to everyone for bearing with us, especially the community in Barmouth
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Network Rail begins biggest restoration of Barmouth Viaduct in its history. Barmouth Viaduct will undergo a £25m upgrade to protect it for local people and visitors in the future. More at:
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Please see this message from route director Bill Kelly from the derailment site at Llangennech
Working with many agencies to maximise clean up and minimise environmental impact
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👏Last night, our team working in the Severn Tunnel showed their appreciation for all other key workers during this crisis with a
#ClapForCarers
🙏💙🧡Thank you so much to all frontline workers, we are so proud of you all!
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IT HAS HAPPENED: London and south Wales are now closer than ever as from today rail passengers are benefitting from an electrified railway from capital to capital as Network Rail has successfully completed the electrification of the Severn Tunnel:
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👷♀️👷♂️ Our teams are working around the clock to finish up the final touches to this year’s work on the beautiful Barmouth Viaduct.
🙏 We thank you for your patience while we refurbish this wonderful, historic piece of railway infrastructure
#ChristmasRailWorks
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🏗️We have finished phase one of our Barmouth Viaduct restoration works!
🙏Thank you to all who were involved
@AlunGriffiths_
@transport_wales
@tfwrail
@CambrianLine
!
🙌And thank you to everyone for your patience!
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🕑 It's time to reveal Cardiff Central station's newly refurbished clock tower
⚒️ As part of the station upgrade, the famous clock tower received sealing, waterproofing and decoration works and also the addition of a red dragon 🏴
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🖌️We do love a makeover!
👀Have you seen the major improvements we have made to Anglesey's listed Valley Station signal box?
👏Full redecoration in original heritage colours
😍ALL NEW cladding, timber frame, windows, doors and roof tiles
@angleseycouncil
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🛠⚙️Meet the world’s largest operating mechanical signal box - Severn Bridge Junction - that has just had a major makeover
🖌😊Thanks to a £250,000 investment and a lot of hard work, Shrewsbury’s famous signal box is looking better than ever!
Read more➡️
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⚠️The railway is closed between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog due to river flooding washing out the stones that support the track
🦺 The line will be shut until further notice while we carry out emergency repairs
🙏We're sorry for the disruption
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#StormDennis
washed away part of the line between Abergavenny - Hereford. We're working to reopen early on Saturday (weather dependent). Today, we went lineside to make this video to highlight the work being undertaken to make this happen. Thank you for your patience
@tfwrail
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Abergavenny to Hereford Line Update:
To give you an idea of the scale of flooding we have been dealing with, which led to the line being closed, these next two Tweets will hopefully help. This first Tweet shows you actual flooding over the line affected... Saturday:
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🎉The Ebbw Vale line has re-opened on time this morning
👏Thank you to passengers and the local community along the Ebbw Vale line for their patience with us over the last two years
📸Here are some photos from Llanhilleth station which include the new footbridge and lifts
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Welcome to Cardiff, Tornado! A steam locomotive on its St David's special service from London - Cardiff
#StDavidsDay
#Wales
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This footage shows a landslip site on the Aberdare Line. Our teams continue to work around the clock to reopen lines as safely and as swiftly as possible. We apologies for any inconvenience and we thank you for your patience.
@tfwrail
@BBCWalesNews
@ITVWales
@nationalrailenq
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👷♂️Contractors delivering the second phase of upgrade work on
#Splott
Road Bridge have uncovered a piece of history buried in the Victorian-era bridge
Whilst preparing the bridge for demolition, the workers found a handwritten note from 1899 inside one of its pillars 📜
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Many vital products are transported on the railway with freight traffic becoming increasingly more important to move supplies across the region. We have prioritised the most important freight and continue to do all we can to keep passengers and freight moving.
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👇This is the wiring train in action this afternoon at Severn Tunnel Junction station.
👷♂️👷♀️Our teams are working around the clock to electrify the railway, providing faster journeys for passengers and a quieter, greener environment for lineside neighbours.
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📸 Check out these progress pictures at Llangennech after a busy day yesterday.
🏗 A huge crane lifted the derailed wagons so they can safely be moved from site.
👏🏻 We will continue to work with
@NatResWales
, DB Cargo and others on the recovery and clean up of the site.
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😃We're so pleased to have reopened the railway between Shrewsbury & Hereford to passengers today.
👏Thanks to the incredibly hard work of everyone involved.
❗️We'll continue to support
@BTPWales
as they hold those responsible for this reckless act to account
#CravenArms
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📰Vital rail link reopens as stage two of £30m Barmouth Viaduct restoration concludes
😊We're delighted to have reopened Barmouth Viaduct following the completion of our latest stage of renovations.
Full story ⬇️
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🚉After 6 months behind closed doors, the new and improved platform 4 at Swansea station is open for business.
🚆This was the first customer through the doors yesterday morning...
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Restoration work is going well on Barmouth Viaduct 🌉🌉
Our teams are working with
@AlunGriffiths_
in challenging conditions, day and night, to hand back on November 4th 🏗️🏗️
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**GREAT NEWS** After working around the clock, we are pleased to announce the Abergavenny to Hereford Line will reopen two days early tomorrow (Saturday 2 November)! Full details at: Thank for to our passengers!
#ThankYou
#Diolch
@transport_wales
@tfwrail
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We’ve been on site in
#Barmouth
since June. And our £25m restoration of Barmouth Viaduct is going well. We’ll carry out our main work from 16 October to 2 November.
Read more here:
#BarmouthViaductProject
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In absolute admiration, respect and support for all those in the NHS and all those frontline workers, Network Rail Wales and Border have lit up the iconic Britannia Bridge in blue tonight in their complete honour!
#ClapForCarers
#ThankYouNHS
#RailwayFamily
#TransportHeroes
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🙌We are delighted that the Cambrian line has re-opened this morning
🌉Works have now been completed on both the track and Barmouth Viaduct, with the walkway back open for pedestrians
👏We want to thank passengers and the local community for their patience over the last 4 years
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On Wednesday evening we marked the 140th anniversary of the opening of the Blaenau Ffestiniog tunnel by lighting the BF portal between 1700 and 2200.
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Last weekend, as most people are aware, we celebrated 72 years of the NHS. Our
#RailwayFamily
in north Wales did us proud by lighting up Britannia Bridge and Menai Bridge side by side! Love, love, love it!!! Thank you Illuminated Events in north Wales for your generous help!
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👷♂️👷🏻♀️ After four months of hard work, we are delighted to fully reopen the Conwy Valley line for passengers 10 days earlier than planned
👍 Thanks to our partners
@AlunGriffiths_
and
@tfwrail
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Pontypridd – Treherbert: Reopened
“A massive thank you to passengers and railway neighbours for their patience and understanding. I'm pleased to say the line between Pontypridd - Treherbert is now open!”: Chris Pearce, Network Rail, Wales and Borders
(Video of work undertaken)
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***Shrewsbury Station***
The recent period of prolonged rain, falling onto already saturated ground may result in us having to close the station. This really would be a once in a generation situation that really highlights the impact of the recent extreme weather. Update soon.
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Work has begun on extending Platform 4 at Swansea Railway Station with our partners at
@transport_wales
@tfwrail
🛤️
Old walls have been removed and new materials have been brought in to make a more spacious platform for passengers 🏗️
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***Footage of flooding at Llanharan***
Please check details before you travel.
Thank you.
@tfwrail
@BBCWalesNews
@ITVWales
@S4C
@nationalrailenq
@BTPWales
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This, last night... Blaenau Ffestiniog tunnel
#clapforourkeyworkers
#railwayfamily
#ClapForCarers
🌈💙👏
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👷🌉We are now just over a week into our restoration works on Barmouth Viaduct where we are extending the lifespan of the timbers by another 60 years!
☀️🌜Our teams are working day and night to secure this beautiful structure’s future.
🛠️Here's the latest progress shots...
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👷♀️👷♂️Today is the last day of work at Cardiff Central station to upgrade the switches and crossings.
🚉 This will improve the flexibility of train movements in and out of the station.
🙏 Thanks for your patience.
@GWRHelp
@tfwrail
@transport_wales
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Proud to reopen the Conwy Valley Line for passengers
Four months of hard work
🚂🚂
Thanks to
@transport_wales
@AlunGriffiths_
@LeinDconwyVLine
#ConwyQuest
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👏Our refurb of Severn Bridge Junction signal box has won a National Railway Heritage Award!
🔧We worked with
@RailwayHeritage
and
@mph_northwales
to restore the signal box earlier this year:
🎥Kathy shows you behind the scenes of the £250,000 refurb
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🚂Have you seen the refurbishments happening at Chester's magnificent Grade II* listed station?
🖌️A fresh coat of paint makes all the difference to the historic latticed metalwork on platforms 3 & 4
🚂Working with
@RailwayHeritage
@transport_wales
to make your journeys better
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To celebrate the reopening of the Conwy Valley line, Network Rail & Transport for Wales Rail Services are hosting a special steam train trip this Saturday. It will run from Chester to Blaenau Ffestiniog (also stopping at Llandudno Junction). Info/timings:
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💪Work has been progressing well on Barmouth Viaduct as both of the new spans have been successfully moved into position
🦺We will now start to remove sections of the old spans and transport off-site
🌬️Work on site is currently on pause due to high winds and rough waters
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Very happy to announce the successful installation of a level crossing in Porthmadog last week ⚔️⚔️
Our engineers did a great job of installing and reopening the crossing and even took the time to clear up litter in the area!
🙌🙌
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We are continuing our restoration of
#Barmouth
Viaduct. Our main work begins tomorrow so allow more time to travel. Read more here:
#BarmouthViaductProject
@cambrianline
@tfwrail
@CyngorGwynedd
@CeredigionCC
@cadwcymru
@RailwayHeritage
@visit_snowdonia
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🚉 We've finished our work to upgrade the canopy at
#Pembroke
Dock station and the platform has now fully reopened.
😷 All work has taken place within Govn guidelines.
🙏Thanks to all passengers for your patience as we carried out this work.
@tfwrail
@transport_wales
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Our
#RailwayFamily
and friends from
@BTPWales
at 8pm tonight clapping their appreciation for all key workers ahead of lighting up Blaenau Ffestiniog tunnel. Thank you to Dyer and Butler and
@EnlightenedLx
too for helping to make this happen! 👏💙🌈
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Thank for this
@MrTimDunn
. Yes, as you are aware, we have some special 'things' in the works!!!!
#ComingSoon
#WatchThisSpace
#TimsOnboard
#TimsRailFacts
for
#StationsDay
2019 №7:
The station with the largest mechanically operated signal box in the world is... Shrewsbury!
This is Severn Bridge Junction. Five routes meet around the town:
@NetworkRailWAL
teams are finishing big station restoration & upgrades here too
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Our engineers are continuing to work around the clock this Easter Bank Holiday weekend installing overhead line equipment on the South Wales Mainline
#Cardiff
#Newport
#Monmouthshire
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We are continuing our restoration of
#Barmouth
Viaduct. We are temporarily lighting up the bridge during our work! 👷♀️👷♂️
#BarmouthViaductProject
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🛠️This summer, we'll begin investing £25m on the biggest upgrade to Barmouth Viaduct in its history.
📽️Watch our short film & see the innovative techniques
@AlunGriffiths
, our principal contractor for the timber phase, will be using.
@CambrianLine
@transport_wales
@tfwrail
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👷♀️👷♂️ Our teams are still working hard with
@ArrivaTW
to clear the snow from the track and stations & protect the infrastructure to get trains moving again. 🚂
⚠️Services are limited today please visit for updates and only travel if necessary
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Lovely remembrance service held at Cardiff Central station this morning to honour armed forces heroes, past and present, which included a fantastic performance from
@cwmbachchoir
#Remembrance2018
#ThankYou100
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🎥Today we have
@ITVWales
@Ruth_ITV
with us filming our beautiful Barmouth Viaduct for
@itvcoastcountry
.
👏We are investing £30m to refurbishment the viaduct to secure its future
☀️What a day for it!
Read more➡️
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On this day, just after midday, 100 years ago, two trains collided in Abermule, killing 17 people and injuring 36
A plaque has been unveiled, in memory of those lost and so we never forget this tragic event
Reading by Andy Hall
@RailChaplains
Read more➡️
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After 34-years working at Network Rail, Wales and Western director Mark Langman has announced his decision to retire in December. Lots of great work to continue until then. Full details at
#ThankYouMark
#RailwayFamily
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🌉Britannia Bridge update🌉
🦅After further monitoring of nesting peregrine falcons & discussions with
@NatResWales
&
@RSPBCymru
we have paused all work until later in year.
🐣This will reduce risk of disturbance & allow time for any young to fly the nest.
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🤔Did you know
#Barmouth
Viaduct has survived two world wars, a near-miss with a live naval mine, and even a marine woodworm invasion?
⛔️We’re closing the bridge temporarily while we restore it.
➡️Read more here:
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⚡️We are testing the overhead cables on the railway until 31 December.
🚆 From early January some services to and from Cardiff will be done in electric power.
📍 You’ll be able to travel between capital to capital under electric for the first time.
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In Wales and Western, we are looking for former or retired Signallers.
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❌With 100mph winds on the way with
#StormEunice
we have made the decision to close the railway in Wales on Friday 18 February.
✅Our number one priority is passenger and staff safety.
👀Read more:
📽️Bill Kelly our route director explains...
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🌪️ Drone footage captured by our teams reveal the extensive damage to the Conwy Valley Line
➡️ 6 miles of track affected
➡️ 40 individual defects
➡️ 8 user crossings affected
👷♀️👷♂️ We are working hard to restore the line as quickly and safely as possible for passengers
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Thank you for your understanding as we worked around the clock to reopen the Aberdare Line.
We made this video to give you an idea of the work we needed to do since
#StormJorge
@tfwrail
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🙌We have reached the halfway mark with our work on the Ebbw Vale line
🚌Buses continue to replace trains between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central
📸Here are the latest photos from site
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👷🏻♀️👷🏽♂️ Our teams have been working around the clock this weekend as we recover the site at Llangennech.
🏗 A huge Kirow crane is now in position at Llandeilo Junction ready for the next stage of recovery.
👏🏻 Tomorrow It will be moved to site ready for action.
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***Shrewsbury***
We have captured these images of our team working hard on the water, using sonar equipment, inspecting the viaduct. Aiming to reopen lines later today, but please check before you travel and we will update with more information soon. Thank you.
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⚡❌Electric resistant paint...who would have thought?
🎨Developed with
@unisouthampton
this clever solution is changing the way
@networkrail
delivers rail electrification
📽️This is how £40m was saved in Cardiff...
👀Full story➡️
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🥳This morning passengers in South Wales will be commuting to work under electric power for the first time!
⚡️Electrification has reached Cardiff Central and passengers can now travel under electric power from capital to capital.
👍Thanks to
@Dai_Lygad
for the great photo.
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⚒️ A new signalling training facility has been built in Newport in just four weeks.
🚆 This will help ensure we have enough trained signallers during the coronavirus outbreak.
👉🏻 Find out more here
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To give you a clearer understanding of the work being carried out on the Abergavenny to Hereford line, we went down earlier today to take a look at work on site. We are very much on schedule to complete our works on time.
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🗓️Today marks one year since the Llangennech freight train derailment
🙏This morning, a plaque was donated to the village, thanking the community and all involved in the clean-up, for their patience, bravery, dedication and teamwork
Full story➡️
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✅The Ebbw Vale line has now re-opened after a 2-day closure over the weekend
🛤️Vital track work was completed at Newbridge and Crosskeys
📸Here are some of the photos from site
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Despite heavy rain over the last 24-hours, in addition to the impact of Storm Dennis, we are pleased to say work is progressing really well and we are on target to reopen the line between Abergavenny and Hereford in the very early hours of Saturday. A big thank you to passengers!
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👏🏻 Pembrey station footbridge is now reopen.
👥 The Victorian bridge has been refurbished with the first passengers able to reuse it from yesterday.
📸 Doesn’t it look great!
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🏴The Heart of Wales Line through Llangennech has reopened following a devastating freight train derailment, last August
👷30,000 tonnes of fuel-soaked soil removed
🕞37,500 hours of around the clock work
🛤️520 metres of brand-new track
Read more ->
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***Shrewsbury Station***
Lines in and out of Shrewsbury station are now open. The story of Shrewsbury station over the last two days!
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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🏗️ Check out these progress pictures from Crumlin, where we’re upgrading the River Ebbw railway bridge. 👷♀️👷♂️
@tfwrail
@CaerphillyCBC
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What happens when
@MrTimDunn
fulfills a lifelong ambition of getting inside the largest surviving mechanical signal box in the world (Shrewsbury)! Catch up on the latest episode of The Architecture the Railways Built on
@UKTVPlay
now:
#RailwayArchitecture
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🏗️The Heart of Wales line has undergone massive recovery works following extensive storm damage
🛤️Happy to announce that the line has now been handed back
👇Check out the recovery effort below
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👷👷♀️Next week we’ll start setting up our site compounds in
#Barmouth
ahead of our £25m investment in the restoration of the iconic Barmouth Viaduct.
👀Read more here & download our updated FAQs:
#BarmouthViaductProject
@cambrianline
@tfwrail
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👷♀️Our teams have been working hard over Christmas to modernise the South Wales Mainline. Please check before you travel
#xmasrailworks
👷♂️
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🛤️The Conwy Valley Line in North Wales is expected to reopen on Saturday after emergency repairs to flood damage.
🦺We are working around the clock so the railway can reopen safely.
🚍Buses currently replace trains. Please check before you travel.
ℹ️
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*** MUST SEE TV TONIGHT ***
The Architecture The Railway Built with our friend
@MrTimDunn
. Among other locations, they will be focusing on our very own Barmouth Viaduct.
Tune in tonight at 8pm at
@YesterdayTweets
Channel
#RailwayArchitecture
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❄️Our teams will continue to work tirelessly with
@ArrivaTW
to clear the snow and resume services safely.
⚠️With more snow falling across Wales, the majority of lines in South Wales will remain closed for today.
➡️Visit for the latest updates.
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👷♀️We are continuing our restoration of
#Barmouth
Viaduct.
👋Join us at our drop-in event on Wednesday 14 July, between 11:00 and 18:30 at Byw’n Iach Pavilion, Barmouth.
➡️More here:
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⚠️⚡️The electricity running through the overhead line above the South Wales Main Line, between Bristol and St Brides, Newport, will soon be live. Please remember to take extra care at all times ⚠️⚡️
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🚆Track renewal at 5 sites between Wrexham & Bidston is complete & line open again.
🗓️9 days
🛤️2 miles of track replaced
🏗️Using 5,342 new sleepers
🪨With 6,840 tonnes of stone ballast
🛠️A total of 194,000 work hours
👨👩👧👦Thanks to local people for their patience during the work.
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In absolute admiration, respect and support for all those in the NHS and all those frontline workers, Network Rail Wales and Border have lit up the iconic Britannia Bridge in blue tonight in their complete honour! More pics soon!
#ClapForCarers
#RailwayFamily
#TransportHeroes
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⚠️ The line between Cardiff and Gloucester is closed after a landslip yesterday.
👷🏼👷🏼♀️ Engineers moved more than 60 tonnes of spoil overnight with work ongoing to make the line safe.
🚌 Buses are running between Newport and Gloucester but please check before you travel.
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We will be tuning in!
#RailwayArchitecture
Ahead of tonight's
#RailwayArchitecture
on TV - thank you all at
@networkrail
&
@networkrailWAL
for letting this idiot into the World's Largest Operating Mechanical Signal Box, at Shrewsbury, to see how it works. The Architecture The Railways Built, 8pm,
@YesterdayTweets
channel.
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Working around the clock, we have managed to reopen the Aberdare Line. Here are some images of our teams at work. Thank you. 1/2
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Our engineers have been onsite today working to reinstate the Aberdare line ⚒️⚒️
The line has been closed due to a landslip following heavy rain and flooding 🌧️🌧️
We are working around the clock to reopen as soon and as safely as possible ⏰⏰
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👀How it started vs How it's going...
🛠️Reconstruction of longer platform at Swansea station is underway, after demolition saw 2,400 tonnes of concrete & steel removed for recycling
🚆The new 260m long platform is a part of
@tfwrail
improvement programme
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Breaking News: Three-layer face coverings will be mandatory on public transport in Wales from 27 July, the first minister has said.
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Join Project Manager, Nia Watkins, as she explains how we install new Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) between London and Cardiff.
These installations will make our railway safer and more efficient 🚄🚄⚡️⚡️
#Cardiff
#RailwayUpgradePlan
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