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.

• 1,666 bridges were struck by vehicles in 2024/25 – roughly one every five hours, representing an 8.75% increase on the previous year
• Watling Street A5 in Hinckley tops the list as Britain’s most bashed bridge, which was hit 22 times in the year
• Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ by checking vehicle heights and planning suitable routes to avoid costly and dangerous bridge strikes

Network Rail, working with rail and energy partners Freightliner and GeoPura, has transported hydrogen for the first time on Britain's rail network, marking a major step forward for both the rail and energy sectors.

• Railway 200’s free exhibition train celebrates past, present and future of rail for 200th anniversary  

• 40,000 have visited, describing it as “brilliant” and “interactive” & 9 in 10 would recommend it to a friend 

• The popular and family-friendly attraction is on a 60-stop, year-long tour of Britain and 16 new dates have been announced, including Preston, Crewe and Cambridge 

• Tickets are free but availability is limited. Book here 

• Rail safety education becomes mandatory in PSHE curriculum in England from September 2026
• Switched On rail safety website relaunched with enhanced, age-appropriate resources for school pupils from ages 3 - 16
• New materials added including resources to help tackle the influence of dangerous social media trends and peer pressure encouraging bad behaviour on or near railways

Passengers and visitors to London’s busiest railway stations were thanked for their generosity after helping raise funds in support of the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Poppy Day appeal on Thursday 30 October (London Poppy Day),

You can now visit Inspiration, a unique exhibition train that tells the incredible story of our railways, from the comfort of your home, anywhere in the world.

Today, Network Rail and partners across the Government and railway industry marked the launch of the railway’s first national clock design for over 50 years*, at London Bridge station.