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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/.
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Five straight strike days to impact all Birmingham train services
- Rail union strikes between 3-7 January will mean very limited trains for passengers
- Birmingham New Street will see nine trains per hour during RMT strikes on 3-4 and 6-7
- Services will start much later from 7.30am with last departures by 5pm
- No trains will run at all during an ASLEF train drivers' strike on Thursday 5 January
- On all days passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary
End of an era for Birmingham New Street’s iconic signal box
After safely getting tens of millions of trains to where they need to be over 56 years, the Network Rail team at Birmingham New Street’s iconic railway signal box will move its last service on Christmas Eve.
Very limited Birmingham New Street trains during December strikes
- Only absolutely necessary rail travel is advised during strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December
- Trains will be on a significantly reduced timetable, will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
- During those times up to nine trains per hour will serve Birmingham New Street station
- With no departing trains after 5pm people should plan alternative ways to get home
- Birmingham New Street station will close its doors by 7pm
- Nationally 20% of services will run on just 50% of the network – most branch lines will have no trains at all
Railway reopens after major Wolverhampton warehouse fire
Passengers are being thanked for their patience after a key rail route was forced to close due to a major warehouse fire in Wolverhampton.
Huge warehouse fire causing rail delays through Wolverhampton
Passengers are being warned of continuing delays to journeys while firefighters deal with a major warehouse fire next to railway lines in Wolverhampton.
Check before you travel advice over Christmas and New Year
Passengers will benefit from a better, more reliable railway in 2023 thanks to upgrade and maintenance work taking place this Christmas and New Year.
Majority of rail network open for business as usual over festive period as £120m upgrade takes place
- Vast majority of the rail network – more than 95% – will be open for business as usual for passengers travelling by train over the festive period
- Most of the £120m upgrade work planned for when passenger trains don't run – such as on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and overnight – to keep passengers moving over the holidays.
- Some routes will be affected by essential work, passengers advised to plan journeys in advance
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