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More trains, more seats and quicker journeys as rail industry launches December 2025 timetable
The rail industry has launched the biggest timetable change on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in more than a decade today (Sunday 14 December), as part of a wider set of timetable changes across the network.
All aboard! Railway 200’s exhibition train arrives at London Paddington
- A special exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the railway arrived at London Paddington this morning (Monday 8 December) and will be open for visits until Saturday 13 December
- Get your free tickets through the Railway 200 website at railway200.co.uk/inspiration/.
National & regional news
Network Rail engineers gear up for £135m investment in Britain’s railway this May
More than 800 projects* will take place across Britain’s railway this coming early and late May bank holidays, designed to keep the vast majority of the network open for travel as usual.
Passengers travelling to and from London Euston urged to ‘check before you travel' this Early May Bank Holiday
London Euston station will be closed to all but London Overground services on Sunday 5 May for essential railway improvements over the Early May Bank Holiday.
Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland urged to ‘check before you travel’ this early May bank holiday weekend
Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland over the early May bank holiday are being urged to check before they travel ahead of the long weekend with Euston closed to all but London Overground passengers on Sunday 5 May.
Good to grow: Network Rail chair Lord Peter Hendy marks new partnership at West Midlands High School
Network Rail's Lord Peter Hendy joined Central route director Denise Wetton, with staff and students from Woodrush Academy and The Tree Council, to plant new trees in the school's grounds as part of a new collaborative partnership.
Rare track access at Birmingham New Street provides regional railway reliability boost
A rare opportunity to carry out inspections and maintenance at Birmingham New Street while there were no trains running has meant passengers will have more reliable journeys in future.
Passengers advised about Easter holiday track and signalling upgrades on the Cross City line
Rail passengers travelling between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley on the Cross City line are being urged to plan their journeys over the Easter holidays while vital track and signalling work takes place.
Network Rail and CP6 – looking back on five years of change
Control Period 6, or CP6, is the rail infrastructure manager’s sixth, five-year funding period, which started on 1 April 2019 and will finish on 31 March 2024. During this time, Network Rail has successfully delivered major rail upgrades across Great Britain to improve the railway for its passengers and freight users, while navigating unprecedented change inside and outside the railway.
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