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Network Rail is reminding passengers of severe disruption to train services next week as the rail industry gears up for five consecutive days of strikes by the RMT and ASLEF trades unions, starting next Tuesday 3 January 2023.

The Oban line will fully reopen for passengers on Tuesday (December 27) following work to repair landslip-damaged tracks near Falls of Cruachan on Loch Awe.

After safely getting tens of millions of trains to where they need to be over 56 years, the Network Rail team at Birmingham New Street’s iconic railway signal box will move its last service on Christmas Eve.

The latest round of RMT strikes will severely limit rail services on Christmas Eve and passengers are being urged to check their journey before travelling.

Kettering station won The Greater Anglia Award for Best Overall Entry and Wellingborough station was highly commended in The London Underground Operational Enhancement Award category at the National Railway Heritage Awards 2022. 

The Levenmouth Rail Link project has been recognised by the Institute of Collaborative Working for its ground-breaking approach to project delivery.

Network Rail is working with BEAR Scotland and Transport Scotland to re-connect communities along Loch Awe following a landslip at the Falls of Cruachan.

• With RMT strikes planned on Christmas Eve, trains will stop much earlier than usual
• Passengers should only take the train if it’s absolutely necessary, expect disruption and travel the day before wherever they can
• Services will start much later than usual on 27 December
• Crucial engineering projects including the Transpennine Route Upgrade will also mean changes to services between 24 Dec – 3 Jan. Check your journey throughout the festive period at National Rail Enquiries