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King honours Network Rail employees in New Year list
Two current Network Rail employees and one former employee have been named in the King's 2026 New Year's Honours List.
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.
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Passengers asked to plan ahead of engineering work on the Brighton Main Line on three weekends in January
Network Rail is carrying out essential improvements to the railway between Brighton, Gatwick Airport and East Croydon over three weekends in January, with passengers asked to plan their journeys in advance.
Team TRU delivers package of festive railway upgrades
Across the Christmas and New Year period, Team TRU worked around the clock to complete major improvements that will help deliver faster, greener and more frequent services with more seats across the Pennines.
Network Rail completes bumper package of Christmas and New Year engineering work across London and the south east
Platform rebuilding, track replacement and power-supply upgrades have all been completed across Kent, Sussex and south London over the festive period.
Rail recovery continues in northern Scotland amid further snow warnings
Work is ongoing to reopen railway lines in the north of Scotland after heavy snow forced multiple closures yesterday (Monday 5 January).
A platform for success in £3.3m Chesterfield station upgrade
Major steps have been achieved in Network Rail’s multi-million-pound project to strengthen platforms at Chesterfield station.
Major coastal defence project underway to protect iconic railway through Folkestone Warren
The South Eastern Railway has begun vital works to safeguard the iconic line through the Warren, strengthening sea defences for decades to come, with railway set to remain open to passengers throughout the work.
Christmas work delivers a better railway for passengers
Rail teams across Anglia have successfully delivered a range of engineering work over the festive period which has improved the railway for passengers.
Efforts continue to restore train services in northern Scotland after heavy snow
Network Rail’s snowploughs are continuing to clear tracks blocked by heavy snow following severe winter weather across the north of Scotland.