A collision between an MBTA commuter rail train and a car stranded on the tracks during a snowstorm left two people seriously injured in the early hours of Monday morning.MBTA Transit Police said the incident occurred at about 4 a.m. at Brighton Street, where a 2014 Avalon became stuck on the...
Train services on part of the Cambrian Coast Line will be suspended for more than a week in February while Network Rail carries out a programme of essential engineering work.Buses will replace trains between Saturday 14 February and Sunday 22 February as engineers undertake major upgrades designed...
A teenage girl has been arrested following an incident in which three police officers were assaulted near a Birmingham railway station.Safer Travel Police confirmed the incident took place close to Five Ways station on Saturday, January 24. Officers had been called to the area after concerns were...
A security guard who abused his position to target a 14‑year‑old girl at a Worcestershire railway station has been jailed for three years and eight months.Aamar Mohammed, 35, of Shireland Road in Sandwell, was convicted of two counts of Sexual Assault after a week‑long trial. Worcester Crown...
Sevenoaks and Otford have become the first railway stations in Kent to introduce on-site car club vehicles, following the launch of a new pilot scheme by Southeastern in partnership with Enterprise Car Club.Dedicated parking bays have been installed at both stations, allowing passengers to hire car...
Police are appealing for help to identify a man following an alleged indecent exposure incident at Euston Underground station.Officers investigating the matter have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the incident, which is reported to have taken place late at...
A fatal incident on a railway line in the West Midlands has been confirmed by police following an emergency response over the weekend.Officers and paramedics were called to Barnt Green railway station shortly after 8pm on Saturday January 24 after reports were received of a person on the tracks....
A stabbing aboard a GO Transit service in Toronto has left a man hospitalised with serious injuries, though his condition has been described as stable.Emergency services were dispatched shortly after 12:40 a.m. on Monday following reports of an assault on a westbound train travelling through the...
On January 26, 2005, Southern California’s morning commute was shattered when a Metrolink passenger train struck a vehicle left on the tracks near Chevy Chase Drive on the Glendale–Los Angeles boundary. The collision set off a chain of derailments and secondary impacts involving three trains,...
On 1 February 2026, passenger rail services currently operated by West Midlands Trains will transfer into public control, marking the end of the company’s current operating contract. The change will affect services branded as West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, which together...
A fatal incident on the railway at Great Coates station has led to the death of one person.Emergency services were dispatched to the station at around 11am on Sunday 25 January after reports were received of a person on the tracks. Police officers and paramedics attended, but the individual was...
Railway 200, marking two centuries since the birth of the modern railway, has been confirmed as the largest rail celebration ever staged, generating more than 10,000 events and activities and drawing attendance figures of at least 400,000 people.The year-long programme reached far beyond Britain,...
Rail disruption across the Pennines is expected to continue into Tuesday morning after a fire broke out inside a key railway tunnel over the weekend.TransPennine Express confirmed on Sunday that the Standedge Tunnel, which runs between Marsden near Huddersfield and Stalybridge in Tameside, had been...
A fatal accident inquiry is set to open in Aberdeen into a train derailment in Aberdeenshire that resulted in the deaths of three people.Proceedings will begin on Monday at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, examining the circumstances of the crash near Carmont, close to Stonehaven, on August 12 2020. Those...
Emergency engineering work to address a landslip near Ockley will result in trains being replaced by buses between Dorking and Horsham from Monday 26 January until at least Friday 30 January.Network Rail said engineers will be on site throughout the week to stabilise the railway after movement was...
Rail officials have condemned a dangerous trespass incident in Cornwall after surfers were spotted walking directly along a live railway route while carrying surfboards.Network Rail said two people, both wearing wetsuits and holding surfboards, were seen casually walking down the middle of the...
Rail services between Nottingham and Grantham have been suspended after a person was struck by a train, prompting the closure of all lines through the affected section. Emergency services are at the scene and trains are currently unable to run in either direction.The incident is believed to have...
Engineers have confirmed that the main railway route serving the south-west of England is safe to use again after storm damage forced its closure along the coast at Dawlish. Limited train services have now resumed following detailed safety checks.Network Rail said inspections of what it described as...
A man has been fined after admitting to assault and drunken behaviour at a railway station in Merseyside.Shivdath Mambro appeared before Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, January 21, where he accepted responsibility for the offences. The court heard that the...
Rail services across the Pennines have been brought to a halt after an emergency incident forced the closure of the line between Marsden and Stalybridge. All tracks through the affected section are currently blocked, with significant disruption expected to continue until at least 16:00.The incident...