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• Station users invited to live reindeer event at London Paddington on Monday 12 Dec
• Network Rail will be investing £103m in improving and upgrading the rail network over Christmas
• Passengers advised to plan ahead as work on a number of major projects will begin early on Christmas Eve

Transport Minister Humza Yousaf officially opened the new £41m Edinburgh Gateway train-tram interchange today (Friday, December 9).

A £3m investment into new facilities at Penrith station means all passengers now have better, easier access to train services.

Thames Valley rail passengers can look forward to better journeys and the introduction of new GWR trains in 2017 following the achievement of the latest milestone in the electrification of the railway between Heathrow junction and Maidenhead by Network Rail as part of the Crossrail programme.

Rail minister Paul Maynard joined Network Rail, Rochdale Borough Council and Northern at Rochdale station today (Thursday 8 December) to celebrate the completion of the first phase of upgrades on the Calder Valley line that runs between Manchester Victoria and Leeds via Bradford.

Oxford residents will be safer and school children will benefit from a bigger playground thanks to a new footbridge installed over the railway by Network Rail.

Network Rail chair, Sir Peter Hendy, opened new sidings in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, on Tuesday (6 December) linking the rail network to the Rother Valley Railway (RVR) for the first time. 

Maggie Eddy, a scheme project manager for Network Rail is asking passengers to check before they travel if they’re planning to use the trains this Christmas, as she’ll be joining hundreds of others in delivering £4.5 million of upgrades as part of the Waterloo & South West Upgrade over Christmas.