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Great Western Railway launches new Customer and Community Improvement Fund

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January 11, 2026
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Great Western Railway has opened the process for bids for funding from its Customer and Community Improvement Fund for the 2026/27 financial year.

Take a special train on New Year’s Day to a North Yorkshire resort

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December 30, 2025
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The Esk Valley Railway has confirmed special trains from Darlington to Whitby will run as advertised.

North Cambridgeshire’s Hereward Line hosts Poetry Train celebrating Railway 200 and the Fens

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December 21, 2025
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The Hereward Community Rail Partnership (HCRP) has held what Greater Anglia describes as a “unique cultural event” involving poetry on a train.

Charity Santa trains offer families in Essex a festive day out by rail

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December 21, 2025
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The Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (ESSCRP) provided festive fun for Essex families facing hardship with a series of special Santa train journeys.

Charity Santa trains offer families in Essex a festive day out by rail

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December 21, 2025
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The Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (ESSCRP) provided festive fun for Essex families facing hardship with a series of special Santa train journeys.

Schoolchildren treat passengers on Essex branch line to Christmas carols

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December 20, 2025
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On 10 December, passengers on a Greater Anglia train in Essex were treated to Christmas carols by schoolchildren from White Notley Primary School.

Changing Places Toilet opens at Great Yarmouth station

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December 13, 2025
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Changing Places toilet installed and facilities are refurbished at Great Yarmouth

Santa brings Christmas cheer to Northern’s trains

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December 13, 2025
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Last weekend, Christmas came early on some train services in the north of England run by train operator Northern.

Cumbrian rail station to host an afternoon of festive cheer

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November 16, 2025
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Later this month, the railway station at Appleby in Cumbria is set to come alive with the sound of bells, bargains and festive cheer.

Greater Anglia Grant helps Restore Vandalised Waiting Room

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November 15, 2025
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Saxmundham Waiting Room is Restored by locals