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![Investment at Maidenhead celebrated as new station facilities are opened: Accessibility improvements at Maidenhead station](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/c7fda2df3b7b45d487da6d7fca6b041e.jpg?width=640&height=960)
Investment at Maidenhead celebrated as new station facilities are opened
A new lift and additional staircase have been formally opened at Maidenhead station with a ceremony to celebrate Network Rail’s investment.
![Passengers advised of platform closures at Manchester Piccadilly for roof work: Engineers installing new netting on the roof at Manchester Piccadilly](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/501e511bb2f6403d8f15cc13f0f42017.jpg?width=640&height=960)
Passengers advised of platform closures at Manchester Piccadilly for roof work
Some platforms at Manchester Piccadilly will be closed to the public while engineers continue to install new netting to the station’s iconic glass roof.
![Extra buses for Abergavenny food festival-goers as vital upgrade closes railway line: Abergavenny footbridge artist's impression 2](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/6ffad2dbb6d04514ba3ff03b8fd2c714.png?width=640&height=960)
Extra buses for Abergavenny food festival-goers as vital upgrade closes railway line
Extra rail replacement buses are being laid on to ensure one of Wales’ premier food festivals is a great success this year, despite the planned closure of the railway.
![Warwick station accessibility improvements reach next phase: Warwick station platforms](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/9ac7e91109c54d0ab8150f5a3f3ef744.jpg?width=640&height=960)
Warwick station accessibility improvements reach next phase
Improvements which will provide passengers with step-free access to trains at Warwick station are progressing with the next phase of work underway this week.
![Brick by brick: Stone and brickwork repairs helping restore iconic Ouse Valley Viaduct: Aerial view of Ouse Valley Viaduct carrying a Thameslink service](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/cd139a08dbc14d07a99981af3a1fa122.jpg?width=640&height=960)
Brick by brick: Stone and brickwork repairs helping restore iconic Ouse Valley Viaduct
- Work is enhancing life of 180-year-old iconic Grade II listed Viaduct
- Critical piece of railway infrastructure – almost 17 million passenger journeys are made across the viaduct every year
- Originally built using 11 million bricks and opened in 1841
![Major rail and M62 motorway closures this weekend: The purpose built worksite where the new bridge is being constructed](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/897e896f4de14059a6d4004dcfc5062f.jpg?width=640&height=960)
Major rail and M62 motorway closures this weekend
Passengers and motorists are strongly urged to check their travel plans as Network Rail prepares for a multi-million-pound bridge replacement this weekend.
![Swanage Railway benefits from Network Rail weed-killer train: Balfour Beatty NR weed-killing train Corfe Castle Tuesday 11 June 2024 ANDREW PM WRIGHT (1)](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/2650ab613f6a426b842cda0442284b52.jpg?width=640&height=960)
Swanage Railway benefits from Network Rail weed-killer train
Network Rail have been supporting the Swanage Railway, a heritage line in Dorset, by providing a Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) to help treat the railway and keep it weed-free
![STARTING TOMORROW: Island Line and Ryde Pier to close for vital maintenance: Ryde Pier with SWR train](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/e1237cb5ef0f419289ff2badf47f580e.jpeg?width=640&height=960)
STARTING TOMORROW: Island Line and Ryde Pier to close for vital maintenance
- The Island Line will close from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin between Friday 6 September and Sunday 6 October for vital maintenance
- Ryde Pier will close from Friday 6 September 2024 until May 2025 while life extension work continues
- One train every 30 minutes will operate between Ryde Esplanade and Shanklin from Monday 7 October to early May 2025
- Rail replacement bus services will operate during both closures