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With one week to go before Christmas, passengers are reminded to plan their journeys as improvement work means changes to trains on some major routes
As the one-week countdown to Christmas begins, rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys over the festive period, as works taking place will result in significant changes to services in some areas.
More trains, more seats and quicker journeys as rail industry launches December 2025 timetable
The rail industry has launched the biggest timetable change on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in more than a decade today (Sunday 14 December), as part of a wider set of timetable changes across the network.
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48 hours to go... Passengers urged to plan ahead before major West Coast Main Line bridge replacement
Rail passengers and motorists have been urged to plan their journeys ahead of a major railway bridge replacement which begins in just 48 hours.
Kennedy Road new footbridge opens
A replacement pedestrian footbridge at Kennedy Road in Barking has been opened, reconnecting the communities either side of the railway for the first time since 2022.
Network Rail completes £32m signalling upgrade in Edinburgh
Network Rail has completed a major signalling upgrade between Portobello and Edinburgh Waverley, improving reliability on one of Scotland’s busiest rail corridors.
It’s a cracker! Watch new railway bridge roll into place in West Dunbartonshire
A new railway bridge being built at a strategic development site in Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, successfully glided into position yesterday, marking a major moment in the site’s transformation.
REMINDER: Engineering work to improve Sussex and south London’s railway over Christmas and New Year 2025/26
Network Rail is advising passengers to plan ahead as they deliver vital improvements for a more reliable railway during the Christmas and New Year period.
Birmingham New Street brings festive cheer to the city’s most vulnerable this Christmas
This Christmas Eve, Birmingham New Street station will once again open its doors to those in need, as Network Rail and Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS) host their annual festive dinner.
REMINDER: Changes to train services at London Waterloo over the Christmas period as Network Rail carry out major upgrades
Train services into and out of London Waterloo will change from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 as engineers carry out vital upgrades near Queenstown Road
Services between Broxbourne and Hertford East resume after Rye House flooding
Passengers are able to use Greater Anglia services on the Hertford East line again following a thorough clean-up operation and repairs to the railway infrastructure.