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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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Network Rail’s Western route scoops four awards at annual celebration of engineering achievement
Several projects on Network Rail’s Western route were named the winners at the annual awards ceremony held by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West, including three in Bristol and one in Devon.
Passengers in the South West to benefit from more reliable railway as cliff resilience milestone is completed
Resilience work on the Devon cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe to help protect the iconic coastal railway line has now been successfully completed.
Egg-citing discovery: Owl’s new home on Dawlish cliffs found by railway resilience team
A surprise was in store for an abseiling railway worker when he discovered a tawny owl nesting in a hole on Dawlish cliffs amid the bustle of a major worksite.
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.
Network Rail celebrates improved accessibility at Dawlish station ahead of holiday season
Network Rail joined forces with stakeholders, train operators and members of the community today to officially open the new footbridge with lifts at Dawlish station.
VIDEO: Ten years on from Dawlish storm… £165m investment is better protecting iconic coastal railway
In February 2014, a devastating storm battered the south Devon coastline at Dawlish, cutting off the only railway line to the south west for eight weeks.
Network Rail completes festive engineering work for Wales and Western region
Network Rail is thanking passengers and local residents today for their patience and understanding over the festive period while it has completed vital railway engineering work.
Network Rail releases footage of Dawlish sea wall withstanding this month’s Storm Ciarán as the project scoops the top prize at annual awards ceremony
Earlier this month the new Dawlish sea wall faced its toughest test yet as devastating wind and waves whipped the south west, withstanding both and winning two engineering awards just days later.
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