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Archives of railway in Wales brought to life online

3 March 2012 Press Release Rail & Coach News

Historic images of the original architectural drawings of the Britannia Bridge and the Chester and Holyhead railway have been captured for the first time on a new Network Rail virtual archive, bringing together 19th century engineering and 21st century technology.

Railway archives brought to life online

28 February 2012 Press Release Rail & Coach News

Historic images of the original architectural drawings of the Forth Bridge, Paddington station and even Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s signature have been captured and published for the first time on a new Network Rail virtual archive, bringing together 19th century engineering and 21st century technology.

Spring start for Romsey Bridge reconstruction

25 February 2012 Press Release Rail & Coach News

A three-month project to replace the bridge in Romsey which carries the A27 (Southampton Road) over the railway to enable larger freight containers to be transported by rail is scheduled to start on Saturday 31 March 2012.