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Rail industry gives final reminder for passengers to plan ahead over the festive period: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Xmas and New Year

Rail industry gives final reminder for passengers to plan ahead over the festive period

Wednesday 18 Dec 2024
  • Stations and services likely to be busy in the run up to and throughout Christmas and the New Year
  • Passengers strongly advised to check journeys before travel
  • Programme of improvement work will see alterations on some routes
Local communities benefit as Food Waste Heroes scheme rolls out at rail stations: Network Rail Christmas Tree-11

Local communities benefit as Food Waste Heroes scheme rolls out at rail stations

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024
  • A total of 34 rail stations across Great Britain are now participating in the Food Waste Heroes programme
  • A 12-week trial at Waterloo station provided more than 3,000 meals to over 100 households
  • 11,000 households across Great Britain could benefit from surplus food donations

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Reminder: partial A10 road closure in Cambridgeshire this Christmas for vital level crossing work: View of level crossing at Foxton

Reminder: partial A10 road closure in Cambridgeshire this Christmas for vital level crossing work

Wednesday 18 Dec 2024

The A10 will be closed at Foxton for seven days over Christmas to allow Network Rail engineers to replace a deteriorating level crossing road deck and worn-out track.

Rail industry gives final reminder for passengers to plan ahead over the festive period: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Xmas and New Year

Rail industry gives final reminder for passengers to plan ahead over the festive period

Wednesday 18 Dec 2024
  • Stations and services likely to be busy in the run up to and throughout Christmas and the New Year
  • Passengers strongly advised to check journeys before travel
  • Programme of improvement work will see alterations on some routes
TRU to deliver upgrades in Osmondthorpe across Christmas period: osmondthorpe lane bridge 1

TRU to deliver upgrades in Osmondthorpe across Christmas period

Wednesday 18 Dec 2024

Over one hundred engineers will be working throughout the Christmas period to replace a vital railway bridge on the east side of Leeds, above Osmondthorpe Lane, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

ONE WEEK TO GO: Thameslink route through central London closed over Christmas so track replacement can take place: New footbridge at Thameslink's busiest station north of London, St Albans City cropped

ONE WEEK TO GO: Thameslink route through central London closed over Christmas so track replacement can take place

Wednesday 18 Dec 2024

With a week to go, passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel between 25-29 December with rail replacement buses running on some routes and diversions on other routes.

Passengers in the South West to benefit from more reliable railway as cliff resilience milestone is completed: Dawlish cliff protection work

Passengers in the South West to benefit from more reliable railway as cliff resilience milestone is completed

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

Resilience work on the Devon cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe to help protect the iconic coastal railway line has now been successfully completed.

Multi-million-pound investment at Slade Green depot boosts rail industry’s maintenance capabilities and smoother, more reliable journeys for customers: Slade Green group photo

Multi-million-pound investment at Slade Green depot boosts rail industry’s maintenance capabilities and smoother, more reliable journeys for customers

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

A brand-new wheel lathe, carriage wash and extended overhead gantry are among the highlights of a multi-million pound investment at the Slade Green train maintenance depot to assist Southeastern with maintaining its current train fleet as well as supporting future upgrades of its ‘Metro’ fleet

£6m rail improvement works around Edinburgh this festive season: Engineers renewing track (generic image) cropped

£6m rail improvement works around Edinburgh this festive season

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024

Network Rail is investing £6m in vital upgrades at locations around Edinburgh this Christmas and New Year.

Local communities benefit as Food Waste Heroes scheme rolls out at rail stations: Network Rail Christmas Tree-11

Local communities benefit as Food Waste Heroes scheme rolls out at rail stations

Tuesday 17 Dec 2024
  • A total of 34 rail stations across Great Britain are now participating in the Food Waste Heroes programme
  • A 12-week trial at Waterloo station provided more than 3,000 meals to over 100 households
  • 11,000 households across Great Britain could benefit from surplus food donations