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12 Days of Christmas – Day 12 – New Roadmap and Feedback System launched

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January 6, 2026
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It’s Day 12 of our 12 Days of Christmas, where we look back at some stats and highlights of 2025, as we prepare for another…

Arriva orders FLIRTs from Stadler

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January 6, 2026
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Stadler has secured an order from Arriva Nederland for five FLIRT trains for service on the Vechtdallijnen in the provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe.

Lancashire railway station opens after major upgrade work

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January 6, 2026
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Preston station in Lancashire reopened this morning (Monday 5 January), after engineering workers completed a major signalling upgrade.

London King’s Cross set for lounge upgrade

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January 6, 2026
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Kings Cross First Class Lounge to receive refurbishment

Book Review: Yorkshire Railway Disasters by Richard M. Jones

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January 5, 2026
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This book describes one of Yorkshire’s less desirable claims to fame, that of being the scene of more accidents than any other county in the UK.

Book Review: Yorkshire Railway Disasters by Richard M. Jones

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January 5, 2026
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This book describes one of Yorkshire’s less desirable claims to fame, that of being the scene of more accidents than any other county in the UK.

Impressive time-lapse released of weekend railway bridge demolition over M6

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January 5, 2026
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Motorists, rail passengers, and residents impacted by the £60 million renewal of a major West Coast Main Line railway bridge are being thanked after disruptive demolition work was successfully completed this weekend. The huge project near Penrith in Cumbria involves a 130-metre-long bridge being removed and a new one installed over the first two weekends […]

London Waterloo trains resume after Christmas engineering work

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January 5, 2026
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Train services have resumed between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction after completion of Christmas engineering work to upgrade the line.

London Waterloo trains resume after Christmas engineering work

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January 5, 2026
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Train services have resumed between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction after completion of Christmas engineering work to upgrade the line.

China to tap into Algerian iron ore mining with new desert railway

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January 5, 2026
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Track construction on the Western Mining Railway in Algeria is complete. The involved Chinese construction company says that it is Africa’s first heavy-haul desert railway,…