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• Christmas and New Year rail travel in London: Day-by-day guide to closures and reduced services

  19-12-2025 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  It’s Christmas time when the trains all go to sleep, but the maintenance teams get busy repairing the railways. Despite how busy the getaway rush feels, during the Christmas slowdown, there are far fewer travellers, so it’s a less disruptive time to carry out major engineering works.
  Festive travel
  During the Christmas period, over £160m of major investment projects will take place across the network.
  In the run-up to Christmas, trains and stations are expected to be particular
  
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• Winter sale on tickets to Starlight Express

  19-12-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The famous roller skating trains have returned in a revival of the 1980s classic, and there’s a sale on tickets at the moment, with tickets now available from £25.Starlight Express is a dazzling spectacle for the senses, performed entirely on roller skates. At its heart is Rusty, a humble steam engine with dreams of winning the crown — and the affection of a glamorous coach.
  As a child drifts into sleep, wheels begin to spin, toys spring to life, and a touch of magic transforms
  
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• Where does Black Tom toll the Devil’s Knell? Welcome to the King William College quiz

  19-12-2025 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  If you want to spend Christmas cursing, then King William College’s famously difficult annual quiz has been released, and you’ll need a large supply of headache pills to cope with the questions.
  King William’s College General Knowledge Paper (GKP)
  King William’s College, based on the Isle of Man, was founded in 1833, using a legacy itself established in 1668, and in 1904 set its first annual general knowledge test, known as the General Knowledge Paper (GKP). Once a privat
  
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• The ancient Trial of the Pyx is moving to Mansion House in 2026

  19-12-2025 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  For the first time in its centuries-long history, the ancient Trial of the Pyx will take place next year inside the Lady Mayor of London’s official residence at Mansion House.
  Preparing for the trial at Goldsmiths’ Hall in 2025 (c) ianVisits
  The what?
  The Trial of the Pyx is an annual court case that puts the Royal Mint on trial to validate the quality of the coins it has produced over the past year.
  Why?
  Because the security of the coins of the realm is a serious matter, and althoug
  
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