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DFTO announces major plans for train operators

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January 8, 2026
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The Department for Tranport Operator (DFTO) has announced major changes for publicly owned train operators during the coming year

Network Rail engineers worked over Christmas on railway upgrades

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January 6, 2026
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Whilst many people were enjoying Christmas festivities at home, Network Rail engineers were working around the clock on several major upgrades.

Two East London communities reconnected

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January 2, 2026
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Network Rail has completed the replacement of a pedestrian footbridge at Kennedy Road in Barking, East London.

Eurotunnel pulls out of British freight plans

Simon Walton
November 24, 2025
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Getlink, the French parent company of Eurotunnel, has pulled the plug on major Anglo-French rail freight plans, blaming what it calls “unsustainable” UK taxation.

New Footbridge for Road in Barking

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June 29, 2025
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Following the previous bridge removal at Kennedy Road in Barking, a new bridge is scheduled to be installed at the end of July.

Watch: More c2c Railway Stations Receive Defibrillators

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May 27, 2025
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26 stations have now been fitted with accessible, life-saving defibrillators, thanks to Trenitalia c2c.

Very few changes to c2c train times in new May timetable

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April 22, 2025
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Train operator c2c, in common with other train operators, is introducing a new timetable from Sunday, 18th May 2025.

Train services in Essex and Cambridgeshire to be disrupted this Easter

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March 15, 2025
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Parts of the Greater Anglia and c2c networks will be severely affected by engineering work over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Mayor of London launches new London Overground line names

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November 29, 2024
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The London Overground Network has now been split into six separate lines

Mayor of London launches new London Overground line names

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November 29, 2024
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The London Overground Network has now been split into six separate lines