Trains could run over the bridge until it had been inspected said a GWR spokesperson. "As trains have not run along the line for a few days an empty train will then be sent along the line to ...

GWR has flagged the likelihood of "significant disruption" on its route between London and both Bristol and South Wales for Mother's Day (March 23) and Sunday 30 March.

Highbridge and Burnham railway station lies on the Bristol to Exeter mainline, served by Great Western Railway (GWR), and currently handles nearly 230,000 passengers per year, according to the Office ...