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Christmas came early for festive travellers today as they were greeted by a merry band of Network Rail volunteers who carried their luggage and heavy bags for them.

Over the weekend, engineers working at West Calder took a massive step forward in the delivery of a new accessible footbridge at the station.

• Network Rail will be working to deliver more than 260 projects across Britain over Christmas
• The £160m investment is crucial to providing more frequent, faster services and help relieve over-crowding
• Service restrictions will be in place from Saturday 23^rd December to 1^st January

Network Rail is advising passengers in Hampshire to check before they travel on Monday morning (18 December) due to over running engineering work.

Network Rail engineers will deliver a £3.5m investment to renew a key junction in Coatbridge this Christmas.

Shoppers at London Waterloo will be able to benefit from a free Christmas wrapping service for gifts bought in station shops on Monday and Tuesday next week.

Rail passengers in Carshalton can look forward to easier journeys as Network Rail’s proposals for step-free access between the station entrances and platforms move a step closer.

Passengers at stations across Wales and Borders are being invited to try out special ‘beer goggles’ which replicate the visual effects of drinking too much alcohol, as part of a campaign to highlight the dangers of intoxication when travelling on the rail network.