A gang of singing railway workers today made a rowdy bid to top the Christmas pop charts.

Passengers are being advised to check before travelling over the festive period ahead of extensive work to upgrade the railway this Christmas.

Passengers are being reminded that work to provide a better railway across the north of England will mean changes to train services this Christmas.

Over 80 Network Rail workers will be giving up Christmas with their families to carry out vital upgrades to the railway in Peterborough.

Passengers at Camberley station will soon benefit from longer trains as Network Rail’s work to extend the station’s platforms continues.

• Completion of the central Oxford-Marylebone route is the first new rail link between a major British city and London in more than 100 years
• Service expected to see over 850,000 journeys per year to/from Oxford station.
• Latest segment of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan - delivered on time and on budget
• Scheme conceived by Chiltern Railway to provide flexibility and choice for customers - then delivered by its partner Network Rail

Network Rail workers will be giving up Christmas with their families to carry out vital upgrades to the railway in Doncaster.

A new platform which will allow more trains to run through Doncaster and improve reliability of journeys for passengers has been officially opened.