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Engineering work to improve Sussex and south London’s railway over Christmas and New Year 2025/26

Network Rail is advising passengers to plan ahead as they deliver vital improvements for a more reliable railway during the Christmas and New Year period.   Over the festive period, Network Rail engineers will be working around the clock on a series of upgrade projects. The works are scheduled for the quietest time of year on the railway, helping to minimise disruption while delivering long-term benefits for passengers.  Key changes […]

Santa Visits Artemis II Rocket

Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. The Orion spacecraft was stacked atop the SLS in October 2025. Set to launch in early 2026, the Artemis II […]

Birmingham New Street brings festive cheer to the city’s most vulnerable this Christmas

This Christmas Eve, Birmingham New Street station will once again open its doors to those in need, as Network Rail and Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS) host their annual festive dinner. Building on the success of previous years, the event will welcome up to 300 homeless and vulnerable individuals for an afternoon of warmth, good […]

Birmingham New Street brings festive cheer to the city’s most vulnerable this Christmas

This Christmas Eve, Birmingham New Street station will once again open its doors to those in need, as Network Rail and Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS) host their annual festive dinner. Building on the success of previous years, the event will welcome up to 300 homeless and vulnerable individuals for an afternoon of warmth, good […]

Changes to train services at London Waterloo over the Christmas period as Network Rail carry out major upgrades

Train services into and out of London Waterloo will change from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 as engineers carry out vital upgrades near Queenstown Road The work will improve safety and reliability on one of the country’s busiest railways. More than 350 engineers will renew track, switches and crossings, and conductor […]

Changes to train services at London Waterloo over the Christmas period as Network Rail carry out major upgrades

Train services into and out of London Waterloo will change from Saturday 27 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026 as engineers carry out vital upgrades near Queenstown Road The work will improve safety and reliability on one of the country’s busiest railways. More than 350 engineers will renew track, switches and crossings, and conductor […]