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Train services resume as Severn Tunnel is reopened after six weeks of disruption

Normal service have resumed after the Severn Tunnel was closed for six weeks for Network Rail electrification works.

The closure of the 130-year-old tunnel has allowed engineers to install over eight miles of electrical equipment to power a new fleet of electric trains.

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Inside the Severn Tunnel electrification works

Timelapse footage shows the extent of upgrade work in the Severn Tunnel to prepare it for electrification.

The closure of the 130-year-old tunnel has allowed engineers to install over eight miles of electrical equipment to power a new fleet of electric trains.

The tunnel reopened to passengers on Saturday, after it was closed for six weeks.

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