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The South Eastern Railway is advising passengers to plan ahead as they deliver vital upgrades for a more reliable railway during the Christmas and New Year period.  

Network Rail is advising passengers to plan ahead as they deliver vital improvements for a more reliable railway during the Christmas and New Year period.  

The lives of six people have been remembered at Charing Cross station, 120 years to the day since part of the station’s roof collapsed, as Network Rail unveiled a commemorative plaque.

Train services into and out of London Waterloo will change from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 as engineers carry out vital upgrades near Queenstown Road

Essential engineering work on the Brighton Main Line south of Gatwick Airport means that passengers need to check before they travel.

Network Rail is advising passengers to plan ahead as they deliver vital improvements for a more reliable railway during the Christmas and New Year period.

‘Hotshot’ thermal imaging cameras to help prevent delays on South Western Railway

• South Western Railway and Network Rail collaboration sees innovative year-long trial of thermal imaging cameras to help prevent delays
• Two cameras have been fitted to a South Western Railway train, now named ‘Hotshot’, to monitor tracks in London, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and Dorset
• Faults that the Hotshot train will help detect can otherwise typically cause around 200 minutes of delays
• The project has been designed, managed and funded by Angel Trains

Passengers are asked to plan ahead this Christmas and New Year as vital upgrades are delivered for a more reliable railway