{"id":401736,"date":"2026-04-08T21:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=191673"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:27:00","slug":"smoother-and-more-reliable-journeys-for-somerset-passengers-as-new-track-is-installed-in-easter-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=401736","title":{"rendered":"Smoother and more reliable journeys for Somerset passengers as new track is installed in Easter upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rail services through Somerset are back up and running as usual after engineers spent the Easter bank holiday weekend replacing old track, sleepers and ballast at East Somerset Junction, between Westbury and Taunton.<\/p>\n

Network Rail engineers began work on Friday and worked through the Easter weekend, finishing a few hours ahead of schedule for services to resume on Monday morning. <\/p>\n

With much of the old track dating back to the 1960s, 1.4km of rail was replaced along with 1,080 sleepers and 3,300 tonnes of ballast (track stone), to deliver smoother and more reliable journeys for passengers. <\/p>\n

In the surrounding area, other teams took advantage of the closure of the railway to complete track and signal maintenance and inspections, along with vegetation management. <\/p>\n

As the work took place, buses replaced trains between Westbury and Frome or Castle Cary, Taunton and Castle Cary, and between Swindon and Pewsey.<\/p>\n

Planned follow up work takes place over the next two weekends, only affecting train services on the following dates:<\/p>\n

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