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BBC News
07-07-2025
- BBC News
Rail users warned of delays as Chipping Sodbury flood work begins
Rail passengers are being urged to plan ahead as the latest stage of flood prevention work begins between Swindon and Bristol Rail said work will take place "around the clock" in and around the Chipping Sodbury tunnel from the 7 - 13 Rail project manager George Barratt said the work will "help improve reliability and make the railway more resilient".During the work, the railway will be closed between Swindon and Bristol Parkway, with trains diverting via Chippenham and Bath, so taking longer than usual. The Chipping Sodbury tunnel, to the north of Bristol, was built in 1901 and is prone to flooding during wet weather.A lagoon was installed in 2018 as part of a flood alleviation scheme designed to improve the resilience of the railway Rail is working alongside the Environment Agency, South Gloucestershire Council, the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group and Wessex Water to find long-term solutions to project will see 200m (656ft) of track raised by 20cm (7.8in) at the western end of the tunnel with overhead cables adjusted channels will also be dredged throughout the tunnel to allow more water to be water removal pumps are being replaced at the western end of the tunnel, and surveys and design work carried out for future replacement of two pumps at the eastern end of the station manager for Bristol Parkway Marcus Deegan said the work is the latest in a wider scheme to "ease the effect of flooding on the railway and in the surrounding area".During the work, there will be fewer services between south Wales and London, with that route also affected by longer journey times on Sunday 20 July due to follow up the 7 - 13 July, additional peak-time trains will run between London Paddington and the works, passengers should check journeys in advance, Mr Barratt said. An ongoing battle The current work should enable trains to continue operating for longer during periods of heavy rain and will shorten the length of any closures that do need to take across the GWR network have been significantly disrupted by flooding in recent years and is an issue that the company believes will continue reoccurring."This is definitely a project to make the line more future-proof," said Mr Barratt."We're not necessarily trying to stop flooding, we're trying to keep passengers and freight moving more safe to say that this is an effect of climate change - we are experiencing wetter winters and drier and wetter an ongoing battle that we have to face and we're working not just on this section of railway but thinking how we can keep passengers moving between major stations," he Barratt also says that GWR are also working with the Environment Agency, local authorities and wildlife groups to limit the impact of flooding in the wider area.
CTV News
02-07-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Part of Second Avenue in Lethbridge closing for railway work
Part of Second Avenue N in Lethbridge will be closed Thursday and most of Friday. Traffic will be disrupted along a portion of Second Avenue in Lethbridge Thursday and Friday. The city posted on social media Wednesday that starting Thursday at 8 a.m., railway work will force the closure of Second Avenue N between 28 Street N and 31st Street N. Weather permitting, the city expects work to be finished Friday afternoon. Eastbound access onto Second Avenue N from 30 Street N will be maintained.
BBC News
08-06-2025
- BBC News
Severn Tunnel closed for works as train services reduced
People using the railway network around the West of England are being warned of disruption as "vital" work to the Severn Tunnel's overhead power lines is due to tunnel, which links England and Wales, will be closed from Monday 9 June for 11 days, until 20 June, with reduced train services in between London and South Wales will stop at Gloucester instead of Bristol Parkway and replacement buses are planned to operate between Bristol Parkway and Newport, as well as Cardiff Central.A limited train service will still run between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway. Rail passengers travelling between Bristol and South Wales are being advised to change at Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa, where trains will still be Rail programme director Ross Mahoney said: "All of this work is vital to ensure the continued safe and reliable running of the railway." Engineers will be carrying out work to the overhead lines, which power trains through the Severn Tunnel, and where track was replaced last summer, Network Rail said. It will also be working to replace track, sleepers and stone in the Stoke Gifford area, as well as renewing points in the line is closed, vegetation will also be cleared from the Severn Beach area of South same work, focused on South Gloucestershire and the Severn Tunnel, will take place on 29 June until about 16:00 BST, with train services impacted in a similar Rail is also warning that on 15 June replacement buses are planned between Bristol Parkway and Cardiff trains will run between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway, as well as between Newport and Swansea or Carmarthen.
