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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Main rail line to close until June due to a wobbly bridge

Network Rail Western

Millions of rail journeys will be disrupted over the next two months by the closure of a key rail link in Oxfordshire due to a wobbly bridge.

The main line connecting the Midlands and northern England with the south coast is closed at Nuneham Viaduct. The bridge across the Thames a few miles south of Oxford needs emergency repairs because of “a lot of movement in the structure”.

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