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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
Motorists advised of lane closure as New Street station development nears completion
Motorists are advised that Hill Street in the city centre will be operating a one way system from Sunday 17 May to allow for essential highways work as part of the final stages of the Birmingham New Street station redevelopment.
Better journeys for passengers after successful May Day bank holiday rail upgrade work
Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users are benefitting today after more than £50m of investment and improvement work was completed successfully across Britain’s railway over the May Day bank holiday weekend.
Rail investment means changes to train services this May bank holiday
Passengers are being advised to check before they travel this bank holiday as further investment in the railway means some services and routes will be affected.
Network Rail deploys 14,000 strong army over May Day bank holiday to improve the railway
Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users will experience long term benefits from almost £50m of investment in improving Britain’s rail network over the May Day bank holiday weekend. Over 95% of the network will be unaffected by this work programme.
Birmingham New Street station to feature state-of-the-art external advertising screens
The redeveloped Birmingham New Street is to be one of the first stations in the country to feature state-of-the-art advertising screens above all of its main entrances.
Easter investment means changes to services between Bescot Stadium and Rugeley Trent Valley
Ongoing work as part of the electrification of the railway between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley will take place over Easter as Network Rail continues its investment in the West Midlands.
Euston eateries to open this May
New food and beverage units at Euston, London’s fourth busiest railway station, will start to open from May 2015, with construction well underway on a £12.5 million project to create more space and offer more choice for passengers and the local community.
Check before you travel over Easter as work to improve the railway in the east of England continues
Essential improvements to provide a better, more reliable railway for passengers on the line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich will take place over Easter.
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