GB Railfreight has named locomotive 66745 ‘Wigan Springs Branch’ in tribute to the role played by the Network Rail depot in keeping services moving through challenging seasonal conditions.The naming ceremony brought together colleagues and guests from GB Railfreight and Network Rail, with GBRf...
Network Rail is preparing to start a major bridge replacement project on the London Overground Suffragette line in the Forest Gate area later this summer.The work will see four ageing bridges replaced between Leytonstone High Road and Woodgrange Park stations. The structures carry London Overground...
A miniature recreation of Glasgow’s Union Street corner has gone on display at Glasgow Central, preserving the memory of a landmark building badly damaged by fire earlier this year.Network Rail has bought the model for the station museum, where it will now be included as part of the popular...
The first trains to display the new Great British Railways identity for Anglia have been shown at London Liverpool Street, giving passengers an early look at how the railway’s changing structure will appear across the region.The unveiling took place today, 16 July, and featured c2c Class 357 units...
British Transport Police have issued an appeal after a man exposed himself on a Weaver Line train in London.The incident happened at around 2.30pm on Sunday 7 June, when a member of the public saw a man board the service, possibly at Walthamstow. He then crouched down in the wheelchair and pushchair...
Emergency services are responding to a major railway incident near Bedford after reports that two trains have collided.British Transport Police confirmed it was dealing with reports of a collision involving two trains in the Bedford area, while other emergency services have also been called to the...
British Transport Police have issued a CCTV appeal as part of an investigation into an incident on board a ScotRail service between Edinburgh Waverley and Cowdenbeath.The incident took place on Saturday 11 April 2026 on the 7.49pm service from Edinburgh Waverley.Officers have released an image of a...
British Transport Police detectives have issued an appeal after a woman was sexually assaulted on a Jubilee Line train travelling between London Bridge and West Hampstead.The incident happened at around 1.40pm on Thursday 28 May. The woman was sitting on board the train when a man, believed to have...
British Transport Police have issued an appeal after a passenger with mobility issues was assaulted on board a train travelling to Luton Airport Parkway.The incident happened at around 3.20pm on Wednesday 3 June, when the victim asked another passenger to move so he could sit down.According to...
On this day in 1900, a fatal collision at Slough railway station exposed the danger of a fast express passing signals at danger on one of Britain’s busiest main lines. The crash happened at 1.41pm on 16 June on the Great Western Main Line, when a London Paddington to Falmouth Docks express ran...
Rail passengers travelling through the Purley area are facing major disruption after structural damage was found on a bridge, forcing all lines through the station to close.The problem has added to existing disruption in the area, with planned engineering work already reducing the number of tracks...
Avanti West Coast’s Class 805 Evero trains have passed five million miles in service, marking a significant point in the rollout of the operator’s newer intercity fleet on the West Coast Main Line.The bi-mode trains entered passenger use in June 2024 and form part of Avanti’s wider Evero...
The family of 15-year-old Harrison Aylott have paid an emotional tribute after he died on the railway in Blockley earlier this week.British Transport Police officers were called to the line at around 8pm on Monday 8 June following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Paramedics also attended, but...
British Transport Police detectives have issued an appeal after violence broke out on a platform at London Bridge railway station.Officers were called to the station at around 11.50pm on Monday 11 May following reports that a group of men had been fighting. By the time police arrived, most of those...
British Transport Police have launched an appeal after a woman was subjected to indecent behaviour on a train travelling towards East Croydon.The incident happened at around 6.30am on Friday 22 May, after a man boarded a southbound service at Clapham Junction. Officers say he exposed himself to a...
British Transport Police detectives have issued an appeal for help after a woman was sexually assaulted on an Elizabeth Line service travelling through east London.The incident happened shortly before 11pm on Saturday 6 June, when a group of buskers boarded an eastbound train at Whitechapel station....
Wrexham & Shropshire was one of the shortest-lived but most fondly remembered train operators of the modern British railway. It did not have a vast network, a famous inter-city brand or decades in which to establish itself. Instead, it offered something simple and unusual: a direct, high-quality...
East Midlands Railway has shown off the first fully refurbished EMR Connect train, marking a key stage in a £30 million upgrade of services between Corby and London St Pancras International.The Class 360 unit is the first train from the EMR Connect fleet to be completed under the programme and is...
Rail passengers are facing disruption after a person was hit by a train between Kirkcaldy and Dundee.All lines between the two locations are currently closed while emergency services attend the incident.Trains running through the affected section may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or...
Passengers using services between Nuneaton and Rugby are facing major disruption after a bridge partially collapsed, blocking all lines through the area.The incident means trains running between the two stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or diverted via Birmingham.Services may...