Northern has released updated travel advice for customers making journeys over New Year and the first week of January. On New Year’s Eve, most trains will run to their normal weekday timetables, with the last trains running around 9pm. Buses will replace trains between Leeds and York/Selby whilst improvement work takes place on the line. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Services between Broxbourne and Hertford East resume after Rye House flooding
Passengers are able to use Greater Anglia services on the Hertford East line again following a thorough clean-up operation and repairs to the railway infrastructure. The tracks at Rye House station were severely flooded on the afternoon of Wednesday 17 December because of a burst Thames Water sewer pipe nearby. Trains could not run through […]
ScotRail expands Boxing Day services
ScotRail is reminding customers to check their journey before travelling during the Christmas and New Year period. The last trains of the day will depart earlier than normal on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, and as with previous years, no trains will run on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. On Boxing Day […]
Railway in the west open for business over Christmas but passengers urged to plan ahead
Trains will continue to operate as normal for most passengers across the west this Christmas, but passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys before travelling and book ahead if possible. While some repairs and improvements are scheduled across the network over Christmas and New Year when passenger numbers are typically much lower, the impact […]
Railway in the West Midlands and Chilterns open over Christmas period – but check before you travel
The majority of trains across the West Midlands and on the Chiltern main line will run as normal this Christmas – but passengers should still check before they travel as some journeys will be affected by planned work. Maintenance and HS2-related work will take place over Christmas and the New Year, but with limited impact […]
South Western Railway boosts commuter capacity as 30th Arterio train enters service
SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) today announced a major milestone in the Arterio fleet rollout programme, with the 30th Arterio diagram entering service. The 30 Arterios are now operating over 390 daily services, transforming journeys for tens of thousands of customers. The new fleet is now serving all 96 stations on SWR’s suburban network including Ascot, Barnes, Earlsfield, Feltham, Guilford, Hampton Court, Hounslow, Kingston, Putney, Reading, Richmond, Surbiton, Twickenham, Wimbledon and […]
Work to make Wandsworth Town fully accessible to start in February 2026
Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) will begin work in February 2026 to make Wandsworth Town station in south west London fully step free, improving access for passengers with reduced mobility, parents with pushchairs and those travelling with luggage. The station, which sits between Clapham Junction and Putney, on the SWR route will become […]