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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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“When Network Rail is given the support, the time and the money, they really can deliver these pieces of infrastructure…”
Britain’s first asymmetrical network arch railway bridge was dramatically installed today - a major landmark in a Network Rail scheme that, once complete, will bring transformative benefits for train customers across the North of England.
Centrepiece of Great North Rail Project takes its place
A scheme to connect Manchester’s main railway stations moved a big step closer towards becoming a reality today as two arches weighing hundreds of tonnes were dramatically craned into place.
Film captures success of challenging Ordsall Chord Christmas work
The huge steps made over the Christmas period to build the Ordsall Chord and improve train travel across the north of England have been documented in a short film.
Passengers benefitting after investment and upgrades across the network during festive period
Passengers returning to work today (3 January) are benefitting from a more reliable and safe railway after a programme of investment and upgrades across the network over Christmas and the New Year.
Christmas starts now for 24,000 railway engineers after successful delivery of £100m upgrade work
More than 24,000 members of Network Rail’s orange army are heading home for a belated Christmas after an intensive, but very successful ten days of railway improvement work.
Vision to transform rail travel in the north a step closer after Christmas work
Network Rail is delighted to announce the vital work to transform train travel in the north has completed on time and is thanking passengers and the local community for their patience.
Between Sunday 18 December 2016 and Monday 2 January 2017 around 700 orange army engineers worked on the longest and most complex stage of the project to build the Ordsall Chord.
West Coast Mainline reopens after Christmas upgrade work
The West Coast Mainline has reopened after a programme of upgrades over Christmas.
Orange army upgrades railway and keeps customers moving in 2016
Network Rail’s orange army improved the railway and kept West Coast and Chiltern main line customers on the move in 2016.
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