Christmas engineering works are crucial to railways | Letters

I am acutely conscious that many families would like to be able to use the railway to travel at Christmas (Rail passengers are set to face Christmas chaos, 31 October). So the good news is that over 90% of railway services will run as normal. I am also acutely aware that our passengers want faster journeys with more trains and seats. That is why we are undertaking the biggest investment programme ever on Britain’s railways. Better railways drive economic growth, creating jobs and more hous