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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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Pictures: Network Rail carries out £2m spring clean to remove graffiti eyesores on Britain’s railway
Network Rail teams across the country have been working to freshen up Britain's railway in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year with more than £2m of funding being used to target the removal of unsightly graffiti which blights infrastructure.
REMINDER: Passengers should plan ahead this Easter as Network Rail invests £83m to improve train services for passengers
- Network Rail carrying out 530 upgrade projects worth £83m to upgrade railway for passengers over the Easter bank holiday weekend
- Majority of network will be open for business as usual, but some routes will be affected by the works taking place, so passengers are asked to check before they travel
- Passengers asked to wear a face covering if they can as a courtesy to others
Duffield station to get Easter upgrade – passengers asked to plan ahead
- Network Rail is upgrading the track at Duffield station this Easter (Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 April)
- The £700k scheme will bring smoother, more reliable journeys for passengers
- People should plan ahead and check their journey with National Rail Enquiries
Passengers reminded to ‘travel either side’ of Easter bank holiday
- West Coast main line passengers are urged to travel either side of the Easter bank holiday (Thursday 14 April and Tuesday 19 April)
- Between Good Friday and Easter Monday no trains will run to or from London Euston - services will start and finish at Milton Keynes
- Liverpool and Manchester City FA Cup semi-final fans should avoid rail travel to Wembley on Easter Saturday
- Easter £22m railway improvements will mean better future journeys for passengers and freight
Birmingham New Street 'platform slides' for April fool's day 2022
Birmingham New Street station has once again joined in the fun for April fool's day by revealing 'plans' for slides down to platforms from the main concourse.
Fire in Burton-Upon-Trent: Rail passengers urged to check their journey
Rail passengers between Derby and Birmingham are being asked to check before travelling as Network Rail and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue respond to a large fire in Burton-Upon-Trent.
Top travel tips for Cheltenham Festival railway racegoers
Cheltenham Festival-goers travelling by train from Birmingham New Street are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start for 2022.
Network Rail investing £83m over Easter to improve train services for passengers
- Network Rail carrying out 530 upgrade projects worth £83m to upgrade railway for passengers over the Easter bank holiday weekend
- Majority of network will be open for business as usual, but some routes will be affected by the works taking place, so passengers are asked to check before they travel
- Passengers asked to wear a face covering if they can as a courtesy to others
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