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Countdown to Christmas: two weeks to go until Network Rail’s major upgrade work begins
People travelling between London, the West Midlands, the North West and Cumbria are being advised to plan ahead with Network Rail’s busy period of Christmas engineering work just a fortnight away.
Rail passengers urged to check before they travel this Christmas and New Year as major upgrades are planned
Passengers in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and East London are advised to check before they travel this Christmas and in 2019 as major railway upgrades are planned.
New platforms open at Britain’s busiest railway station as part of £800 million investment for passengers
The former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo station reopened permanently this morning (10 December) for the first time since international services moved to St Pancras in 2007, as part of the £800 million project to increase capacity on the South Western Railway network.
Loo fees lifted at Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool’s main railway stations
Toilets at Manchester Piccadilly, Leeds and Liverpool Lime Street railway stations will be free to use from next Monday.
Tay Bridge claims top prize at railway heritage awards
Network Rail and main contractor Taziker have won best entry at the 2018 National Railway Heritage Awards for the £75m restoration of the Tay Bridge.
£2.3 million overhaul of Lichfield Trent Valley station underway to make it accessible for everyone
Work is underway to install new lifts at Lichfield Trent Valley station to ensure it's accessible for everyone by summer 2019.
Consultation confirms overwhelming support for new rail link to Heathrow from the West
- 72% of people who responded to the consultation support the potential new rail link from Reading and Slough to London Heathrow Airport
Passengers urged to plan ahead as strike action impacts Northern services this weekend
Ongoing RMT strike action threatens to result in unusually busy trains this Saturday.
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