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Happy Birthday Bristol Temple Meads railway station
31 August 2023 | 4 min read
Bristol Temple Meads railway station turns 183 years old today. It’s a station absolutely teeming with history and we are…
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A crucial cliff-face lift
27 September 2022 | 3 min read
We’re innovating the way we manage our cliffside track to combat extreme weather events and make the railway safer. …
![Bristol Temple Meads roof scaffolding in Autumn 2021](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/roof-scaffolding-in-Autumn-2021.jpg)
Station improvements across the railway
6 September 2022 | 4 min read
![Old signalling gantry being lifted out by crane in Macclesfield.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Old-signalling-gantry-being-lifted-out-by-crane-in-Macclesfield.jpg)
August Bank Holiday 2022 – five highlights
30 August 2022 | 2 min read
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Safeguarding the Forth Bridge
15 June 2022 | 3 min read
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Early May Bank Holiday upgrades – five highlights
9 May 2022 | 5 min read