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Network Rail, in partnership with the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO), has launched an industry-endorsed weather learning programme aimed at operational staff and rail professionals to address the growing challenges of extreme weather on Britain's railways.

Over 95% of the railway network will be open for business this Christmas and New Year but more than £130m of major investment projects mean it will be important to plan ahead. Journey planners including National Rail Enquiries are up to date today (Monday, 6 October) with information to help you find your best routes and book tickets until 28 December.

The inaugural meeting of GBRX's AI Advisory Council, setting out the Government's ambitions for artificial intelligence and its role on the railways, has been launched by Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy.

Leaves are browning, autumn is around the corner and Network Rail is gearing up for its annual multi-million-pound battle against Mother Nature and ‘leaves on the line’, aiming to keep millions of passengers and trains safe and moving over the next three months.

The rail industry has announced the biggest timetable change on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in more than a decade, which will provide more trains, thousands of extra seats per day and quicker journeys, as part of a wider set of timetable changes across the network this December. 

Network Rail and supplier WSP are working together to create a framework to improve the railway’s readiness for - and resistance to - potential floods and coastal erosion.