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• Continuing the long-standing arrangement free rail travel will be available for serving military personnel and veterans attending Services of Remembrance across Great Britain on Sunday 8 November.
• The offer now extends to one nominated next of kin of a service person who died while serving in the Armed Forces.
• Serving personnel and veterans can also travel free to the Submariners’ Remembrance Service in London on Sunday 1 November.
• Free rail travel offered for Royal British Legion London Poppy Day volunteers and collectors on 29 October, with an additional one day either side of the event.

• Four stations in Wales and the West region are among 20 shortlisted across Britain for World Cup of Stations 2026 

• This year’s competition celebrates “The stations creating connections that matter” 

• Public voting runs from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October, with the winner announced on Tuesday 20 October 

• Get behind your favourite station at raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations 

• Four East of England stations will compete in the Anglia, East Coast and East Midlands division of World Cup of Stations 2026 

• This year’s competition celebrates “The stations creating connections that matter” 

• Public voting runs from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October, with the winner announced on Tuesday 20 October 

• Get behind your favourite station at raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations 

• Four stations in Scotland are among 20 shortlisted across Britain for World Cup of Stations 2026 

• This year’s competition celebrates “The stations creating connections that matter” 

• Public voting runs from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October, with the winner announced on Tuesday 20 October 

• Get behind your favourite station at raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations  

• Four stations in the South are among 20 shortlisted across Britain for World Cup of Stations 2026 

• This year’s competition celebrates “The stations creating connections that matter” 

• Public voting runs from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October, with the winner announced on Tuesday 20 October 

• Get behind your favourite station at raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations 

• Four stations in the North West and West Midlands are among 20 shortlisted across Britain for World Cup of Stations 2026 

• This year’s competition celebrates “The stations creating connections that matter” 

• Public voting runs from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October, with the winner announced on Tuesday 20 October 

• Get behind your favourite station at raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations 

• The public can vote for their favourite railway station as 20 shortlisted stations across Britain compete for the title of World Cup of Stations winner 2026 

• This year’s theme, “The stations creating connections that matter”, celebrates the stories behind stations and the people who bring them to life 

• Voting opens on Monday 12 October and closes on Sunday 18 October, with the winner announced on Tuesday 20 October 

• Cast your vote at raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations 

The national rollout of Welcome Points began on 24 September, marked with an event at Birmingham New Street.  

• Disabled Persons Railcard eligibility expands from 30 September, helping more disabled people access discounted rail travel;
• Customers with a long-term impairment, health condition or neurodivergence that has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months and significantly affects their ability to use rail services will be able to apply for the Disabled Persons Railcard;
• Eligibility under the expansion will be based on the impact a person's condition has on their ability to travel by rail rather than a diagnosis alone;
• Part of the rail industry's wider commitment to accessibility and inclusion, putting customers at the centre of decision-making and helping more people travel with confidence.

British rail journeys will now be calculated on station-to-station data from Rail Delivery Group — the first national dataset REM has adopted at this scale. 

Experienced Executive Team members appointed to lead Rail Delivery Group through its next chapter towards Great British Railways (GBR). 

• The nomination phase of the World Cup of Stations 2026 opens on Monday 14 September and runs until Sunday 20 September. 

• This year’s theme, ‘The stations creating connections that matter’, will celebrate stations that bring communities together, connect friends and family, to hosting community events, creating welcoming spaces, and helping people reach the places that matter to them.  

• You can nominate your local station at http://www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations