Weardale Railway announces Santa Express 2026
The Santa Express will return to the Weardale Railway this festive season, running between 28 November and 24 December. The popular Christmas attracti…
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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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.