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The return of the Christmas markets has seen daily passenger numbers at Manchester Piccadilly station return to levels not seen since before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Birmingham New Street station’s highly successful Christmas Eve meal for the city’s homeless is returning once again as a take-out service.

Engineers are building a tiny railway crossing for wild hazel dormice in a bid to save the endangered species from extinction.

Impressive footage has been released showing major work to protect Calder Valley line passengers and surrounding communities from the risk of flooding.

Passengers in the North West are being warned of major delays after a train broke down outside Manchester Piccadilly station.

• Christmas and New Year bank holiday journeys free from disruptive railway upgrades
• Advance warning of work between 4-12 January between Milton Keynes and Rugby
• Please ‘look before you book’ to know your travel options
• Passengers should wear a face covering in busy indoor settings unless they are exempt

Lifesaving defibrillators are being rolled out across railway stations in the North West to help save people in cardiac arrest.

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.