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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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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
Trespasser jailed after causing 57 hours’ worth of delays through Clapham Junction
A trespasser who caused travel chaos after trespassing on the tracks near one of Britain’s busiest railway stations has been jailed for eight weeks.
Passengers urged to plan ahead owing to further delay with Gloucester resignalling work
Network Rail is urging rail passengers travelling between today (Monday 6th October) and Wednesday 8th October to plan ahead owing to a further delay to resignalling work in Gloucester.
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.
CHRISTMAS 2025: Network Rail to carry out major upgrades meaning services into London Waterloo will be disrupted over the festive period
Train services into and out of London Waterloo will be disrupted from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 as engineers carry out vital upgrades near Queenstown Road. The work will improve safety and reliability on one of the country’s busiest railways.
Reminder: Darlington station upgrade means changes to services this weekend
Passengers are reminded that journeys will be affected this weekend (11 and 12 October) as another step forward is made in Darlington station’s £140 million transformation.