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Travelling by train this Christmas and New Year? Remember to book ahead and plan your journey as improvement work means changes to trains on some major routes
Over 95% of the railway network will be open for business this Christmas and New Year but more than £130m of major investment projects mean it will be important to plan ahead. Journey planners including National Rail Enquiries are up to date today (Monday, 6 October) with information to help you find your best routes and book tickets until 28 December.
Network Rail gears up for Autumn as ‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ takes to the tracks
Leaves are browning, autumn is around the corner and Network Rail is gearing up for its annual multi-million-pound battle against Mother Nature and ‘leaves on the line’, aiming to keep millions of passengers and trains safe and moving over the next three months.
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Plan ahead: Engineering work across Scotland’s railway this Christmas
Rail passengers are being encouraged to plan ahead for journeys over the 2025-26 festive period, with essential engineering work set to take place across Scotland’s railway.
Railway scenes by famous artist on display at Birmingham New Street
A huge exhibition of stunning railway paintings has been officially unveiled at Birmingham New Street by the city-born artist who painted them.
Trains running again through Gloucestershire after completion of major signalling upgrade
Train services resumed through Gloucestershire this morning after Network Rail completed a major upgrade of Gloucester signal box.
TEN DAYS TO GO: Improvements on the Isle of Wight necessitate Island Line closures in October and November
Improvement works will run on the Island Line from 18 October to 17 November, with a mix of full and partial closures.
Chesterfield station’s £3.3m platform reconstruction gets under way
A major infrastructure upgrade is taking place to strengthen two platforms at Chesterfield station.
GTR and Siemens Mobility update entire 717 fleet to updated version of ETCS
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), with Siemens Mobility, has updated its entire fleet of 25 Class 717 Great Northern trains to run in passenger service using an updated specification of the in-cab digital signalling software, European Train Control System (ETCS).
Future-proofing the West Coast Main Line this Christmas and New Year
Rail passengers are being given advanced notice of a huge programme of journey improving upgrades on the West Coast Main Line this Christmas and New Year.
Recovering Scotland’s railway: Storm Amy in numbers
- 480 incidents across Scotland’s Railway as a result of Storm Amy
- 550 staff deployed across affected routes
- 40,000 hours worked to inspect, repair and reopen lines