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![Final reminder for Midlands passengers to check before you travel this Christmas: Engineers working on Garrison Street track renewal](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/36e930b9e27d4042a94d67b56802d17c.jpeg?width=640&height=960)
Final reminder for Midlands passengers to check before you travel this Christmas
Passengers travelling over the festive period are strongly urged to plan and check their journeys in advance as rail upgrades across the network means busier trains and changes to some services.
![Pre-Christmas works completed on c2c network with 50-year-old rail replaced: Rails being replaced as part of the project](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/dd4f40e7164e4bc09986fe901963504b.jpg?width=640&height=960)
Pre-Christmas works completed on c2c network with 50-year-old rail replaced
Engineers have completed track and station improvement works on the c2c route to help boost reliability and the passenger experience.
![Festive fundraiser: Network Rail’s Bletchley depot team supports local hospice: Network Rail staff in Bletchley fundraise to support local Willen Hospice](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/2b37a7ba8c8e40a3b424662e544abc37.jpg?width=640&height=960)
Festive fundraiser: Network Rail’s Bletchley depot team supports local hospice
Staff at Network Rail’s Bletchley depot have embraced the festive spirit to raise vital funds for a local hospice this Christmas.
![Christmas cheers! Boys send Christmas present to railway maintenance train driver: Edward and Barney-2](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/eb567e384eb144b2b7bf4f3b43fd3f27.jpeg?width=640&height=960)
Christmas cheers! Boys send Christmas present to railway maintenance train driver
Two brothers from Marple, Stockport, have each sent a Christmas card to a maintenance train driver who they have been waving to every day this autumn.
![Passengers warned to check before they travel over the Christmas period: Workers carrying out track upgrades in Crewe](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/a40616548036499f825caecd30fa4068.jpeg?width=640&height=960)
Passengers warned to check before they travel over the Christmas period
Railway engineering work means changes to train travel between Christmas and New Year.
![New station manager welcomes record breaking Christmas at Liverpool Lime Street station: Liverpool Lime Street train shed from end of platforms-2](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/b3dc0bc775294cf3b140a833c4a0288c.jpg?width=640&height=960)
New station manager welcomes record breaking Christmas at Liverpool Lime Street station
Almost 10,000 more passengers chose to travel by rail through Liverpool Lime Street station for Black Friday shopping and leisure than the same period last year.
![STARTING MONDAY: Lymington Branch Line to close for two weeks for vital pier improvements: Lymington Pier upgrade (4)](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/4ed01b4dd34b42f38a063564e7460fdf.jpeg?width=640&height=960)
STARTING MONDAY: Lymington Branch Line to close for two weeks for vital pier improvements
Buses replace trains between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier from Sunday 22 December with trains returning to service on Monday 6 January 2025