📋 Tender Overview
Train Services Have Resumed Between Bristol And South Wales Today (Saturday 21 June) After Two Weeks Of Planned Essential Maintenance On The Line. Since Monday 9 June, Network RailS Teams Have Been Working Day And Night At Numerous Locations, Replacing Track At Filton And Stoke Gifford In South Gloucestershire As Well As Compacting Stone In Nearby Pilning And Clearing Vegetation At Severn Beach. While The Line Was Closed, We Also Took The Opportunity To Complete Maintenance Inside The Severn Tunnel; All For The Continued Safe And Reliable Running Of Train Services. Work Was Fully Completed In The Early Hours Of This Morning And The Line Reopened In Time For The DayS Usual Train Services To Resume. During The Two Weeks Of Work In South Gloucestershire We Installed: The Job Involved The Use Of 20 Road Rail Vehicles, 20 Engineering Trains And Three Tamping Trains. Passengers Are Reminded There Is Planned Follow Up Work Due To Take Place On Sunday 29 June. Travel Arrangements - Sunday 29 June Please Note, Ticket Acceptance Will Be In Place, Meaning Free Travel With A Valid Rail Ticket On Buses: Network Rail Programme Director Ross Mahoney Said: Again, ID Like To Thanks Passengers And Residents For Their Patience Over The Past Fortnight. The Work Completed On This Busy Section Of The Route Between Bristol And South Wales Is No Mean Feat - Particuarly In The Hot Weather Conditions Which Bring Their Own Challenges. All Of This Work Is Vital To Ensure The Continued Safe And Reliable Running Of The Railway. Ends Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - James Crook Senior Media Relations Manager Network Rail 07732 644202 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
