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.

Work on the multi-million-pound upgrade project at Keighley station is progressing well – with significant improvements set for completion in the new year.

Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after further work to test 21st century digital signalling systems on the East Coast Main Line impacted journeys over the weekend. 

As preparatory work of the Sizewell branch line is set to begin from January 2025, Network Rail is urging leisure walkers to stay off the tracks for their own safety. 

Network Rail is advising passengers that the Newquay line in Cornwall will be closed until at least Friday 6 December while emergency repairs are carried out.

There will be no trains between Lancaster and Barrow-In-Furness from Tuesday until Thursday next week while essential repairs are carried out in Ulverston. 

• Key upgrade work at Brookwood, between Farnborough and Woking, will mean significantly longer journeys
• Services between Waterloo and Southampton/Weymouth will be diverted, adding 45 minutes to journeys
• There will be no direct services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids
• Passengers encouraged to check before travelling and plan journeys in advance