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    Polar Express

    Welsh Railway to host Polar Express trains for first time

    The Brecon Mountain Railway plans to host the well-loved magical experience of The Polar Express for the first time.
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    Emma Holden 26 March, 2026
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    Christmas at Llangollen

    Christmas train tickets launched by the Llangollen Railway

    The Llangollen and Corwen Railway has announced the exciting return of its Christmas experiences, with the 2026 festive season set to be bigger and mo…
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    Katherine Tweedy 13 March, 2026
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    Work on the Cambridge Resignalling Project. // Credit: Network Rail

    Stage 2 of Cambridge resignalling project completed

    After an 11-day disruption to train services, Alstom has completed Stage 2 of the Cambridge Resignalling, Relock and Recontrol (C3R) project.
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    Roger Smith 14 January, 2026
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    ScotRail Christmas Services 2025 - ScotRail

    ScotRail records busiest December since return to public ownership

    ScotRail has revealed that its passengers made 7,866,187 journeys during December 2025, making it the busiest December since Scotland’s Railway retu…
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    Janine Booth 12 January, 2026
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    Polar Express 2026 at the Wensleydale Railway

    Yorkshire railway’s Polar Express tickets to go on sale

    The Wensleydale Railway has announced that tickets for The Polar Express will go on sale next week.
    emma
    Emma Holden 8 January, 2026
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    New platforms at Chesterfield Station. // Credit: Network Rail

    GRP used in multi-million-pound upgrade at Derbyshire railway station

    Network Rail took advantage of the suspension of train services over Christmas to carry out work on a major project at Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
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    Roger Smith 6 January, 2026
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    Christmas engineering work in East Anglia. // Credit: Network Rail

    Network Rail engineers worked over Christmas on railway upgrades

    Whilst many people were enjoying Christmas festivities at home, Network Rail engineers were working around the clock on several major upgrades.
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 6 January, 2026
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    Network Rail teams at Preston station during signalling renewals January 2026 // Credit: Network Rail

    Lancashire railway station opens after major upgrade work

    Preston station in Lancashire reopened this morning (Monday 5 January), after engineering workers completed a major signalling upgrade.
    janine
    Janine Booth 5 January, 2026
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    Upgrading the track at Queenstown Road. // Credit: Network Rail

    London Waterloo trains resume after Christmas engineering work

    Train services have resumed between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction after completion of Christmas engineering work to upgrade the line.
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    Roger Smith 5 January, 2026
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    Multi-million-pound signalling upgrade completed in Scotland

    The signalling between Portobello and Edinburgh Waverley has been successfully upgraded by Network Rail as part of a £32 million upgrade.
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    Emma Holden 30 December, 2025
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