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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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Passengers urged to check before they travel this Christmas as engineering work takes place on Merseyside and in Greater Manchester
People travelling across the North West and further afield are being advised to plan ahead this Christmas and New Year as railway upgrade work may affect journeys.
Record investment in improving the railway at the heart of Network Rail’s year
- Record £4.1bn spend on projects to improve the railway.
- Exceptional safety record continues.
- Reliability and performance of infrastructure assets continue at historically high levels.
- Cost efficiencies remain challenging.
- Train performance below industry expectations owing to increased congestion and severe weather events.
Customers urged to check before they travel ahead of major timetable change
Train customers are being urged to check their train times, station stops and walking routes ahead of Britain’s biggest train timetable change for decades.
Customers urged to check before they travel ahead of major timetable change
Train customers are being urged to check their train times, station stops and Manchester walking routes ahead of Britain’s biggest train timetable change for decades
Network Rail launches commercial asset sale
Network Rail has today announced the sale of its commercial property business in England and Wales.
Old gives birth to the new as iconic railway bridge completes
- Iconic new bridge connects Manchester’s three main stations for the first time
- Old gives birth to the new at the birthplace of modern intercity railways
- Rail Minister completes Great North Rail Project showpiece
Multi-billion pound Great North Rail Project transforming travel
- Over 2,000 more services a week to carry 40,000 more customers by 2020.
- Rail is forecasted to support 27,000 more jobs in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester by 2022.
- Better rail connections bringing northern cities closer together right now.
Manchester bees are buzzin’ about the Ordsall Chord
There was no sting in the tail for 30,000 honey bees that made their temporary home on the site of a major railway upgrade scheme in Manchester.
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