Today (Saturday 20 November 2021) marks the return of regular train services on the Dartmoor Line between Exeter and Okehampton, for the first time in almost half a century.

• Over 16,000 people from 600 organisations took part in Rail Wellbeing Live 2021, the rail industry’s biggest event dedicated to health and wellbeing
• Fearne Cotton, Jason Fox, Rebecca Adlington and Paul Merson were among this year’s celebrity speakers
• All sessions are free to view online on-demand until Thursday 2 December.

Work has started on a £3.1m project to improve accessibility at Croy station in North Lanarkshire.

Railway workers and community volunteers have joined forces to tidy up Ridgmont station as the Marston Vale line prepares to celebrate its 175^th anniversary.

The return of the Frankfurt Christmas markets made last Saturday the busiest day at Birmingham New Street station since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

• First passenger train on the first Restoring Your Railway reopening will run on Wednesday 17 November, ahead of public services resuming on Saturday 20 November
• Restored in just nine months, and delivered £10m under budget, transforming a mothballed former freight railway to regular services.
• Reopening is the first of the Government’s Restoring Your Railway schemes to return to service, fulfilling a manifesto commitment.

This weekend, Network Rail will work to upgrade Bainton Green level crossing in Helpston, Peterborough in a boost to reliability and safety.

• Final stage of programme to upgrade 1970’s track between Kentish Town and London St Pancras is taking place over Christmas
• Improvements will bring a more modern reliable railway for passengers and reduce the impact of unplanned disruption
• Network Rail is taking the opportunity to make major progress when no train services are timetabled on Christmas Day or Boxing Day
• Reduced East Midlands Railway and Thameslink services from Monday 27 December until Tuesday 4 January – passengers encouraged to plan ahead