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Families are set to embark on magical journeys from London Euston this year as THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride arrives in style at the station. For the first time in London, the charter train promises to bring the Christmas classic film to life, creating unforgettable memories throughout December.

Passengers are urged to check before they travel as engineering work this weekend will affect rail services between Bedford and London St Pancras.

Network Rail is urging residents who live close to its 2500 miles of railway in the North West to sign up to a new digital notification system.  

A CCTV camera in Rye has recently captured footage of people trespassing on the railway to pose for photographs on the track.

Passengers are being reminded to plan ahead and check before they travel between 25-29 December with rail replacement buses running on some routes and diversions on other routes.

Further train services through Northampton station have been able to resume following major repairs to waterlogged railway equipment which was damaged during Storm Bert.

DB Cargo UK has officially opened a new training centre of excellence at its HQ in Doncaster in preparation for the introduction of the new in-cab signalling system ETCS – the European Train Control System.

Network Rail is celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities today (Tuesday, 3 December) by unveiling passenger usage figures for its new in-station navigation app for blind and partially sighted passengers and its pledge to make all its managed stations autism-friendly by the end of 2025.