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Bumper Christmas and new year engineering projects delivered successfully

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NETWORK Rail undertook its biggest programme of Christmas and new year engineering works between December 23 and January 5, delivering £160million worth of infrastructure renewals and improvements at 260 sites across the country.

More than 32,000 staff worked throughout the holidays, with much of the work scheduled for December 25-26 in an effort to reduce disruption for passengers.

Major projects included the completion and opening of the new concourse and rebuilt platforms at

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