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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
Masterplan initiative seeks new vision for Waverley
Edinburgh’s Waverley Station is to benefit from the creation of a Masterplan to develop the long term vision for the station.
Total retail sales for Network Rail managed stations grew by 3.5% in final quarter of 2017
- Total retail sales grew by 3.5% between October and December 2017 – ahead of 1.1%* market average
- Between April and December 2017 over 630m people have travelled through or visited Network Rail managed stations – spending more than £594m in its retail stores
Plans to run trains into Lime Street during major upgrade this summer revealed
Some train services will run in and out of Lime Street station for over four weeks of this summer’s upgrade works, being carried out between 2 June and 29 July, as every effort is made to keep passengers moving while the station is transformed.
World class photography exhibition embarks on journey of UK stations
Visitors to four of Network Rail’s managed stations will soon be able to view some of the most breathtaking images of landscapes from across the UK.
Top tip for Cheltenham Festival travellers: check before you travel to avoid a long face
Cheltenham Festival passengers using Birmingham New Street are being urged to get their race day off to a winning start by checking before they travel.
West Coast train customers urged to plan ahead to avoid rail upgrade impacts over Easter weekend
Virgin Trains and London Northwestern Railway services will not operate to or from London Euston on Easter Sunday (1 April) to allow essential rail upgrades to take place at Wembley, customers were reminded today.
West Coast train customers in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria urged to plan ahead to avoid rail upgrade impacts over Easter weekend
Virgin Trains services will not operate to or from London Euston on Easter Sunday (1 April) to allow essential rail upgrades to take place at Wembley, customers were reminded today.
Network Rail tackles icicle threat to keep customers on the move
Giant icicles edging close to high-voltage overhead power lines led today to train customers being diverted.
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