Passengers using the West Coast Main Line are expected to see long-term improvements as Network Rail moves forward with a wide-ranging programme of renewal on the heavily used route linking London, the Midlands, the North West and Scotland.Network Rail has set out the next phase of work aimed at...
Passengers using the West Coast Main Line are expected to see improvements in reliability following a new joint working arrangement introduced at a railway control centre in Warwickshire.London Northwestern Railway has strengthened its presence at Network Rail’s Rail Operations Centre in Rugby by...
Independent businesses have become the dominant presence at South Western Railway stations, now accounting for three quarters of all retailers across the network as smaller enterprises continue to expand their footprint.Although familiar national brands remain part of the mix, including the recent...
Around 50 households were temporarily forced to leave their homes after a train derailed in Bedford County early on Tuesday, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and ongoing traffic disruption.County officials said the derailment occurred near Wartrace at about 7 a.m., leading to evacuations...
An MP has held talks with senior rail officials amid growing calls for safety improvements following the death of a teenage boy at a railway foot crossing in Somerset.Harry Basham, who was 17, was fatally struck by a train as he made his way to work near Taunton at around 07:00 BST on 24 October....
Police have identified the man whose body was discovered beside a railway line in Carmarthen, following an emergency response that disrupted services over the weekend.The discovery was made on the morning of Saturday, January 10, after passengers travelling through Carmarthen reported seeing what...
SNCF Voyageurs has approved a further investment in its future high-speed fleet after its Board of Directors signed off an additional order for 15 new-generation Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains. The deal is valued at around 600 million euros, with the new trains scheduled to enter service from...
DB Cargo UK has agreed a deal to sell 25 Class 66 freight locomotives to Romania’s largest private rail operator, Grup Feroviar Roman, marking a significant transfer of rolling stock from the UK to mainland Europe.The multi-million-pound agreement will see the first locomotive, 66014, depart DB...
Transport for Wales is set to trial a new late-night direct rail service from Cardiff to North Wales following Wales’ World Cup play-off matches in March, offering supporters a same-night journey home after the final whistle.For the first time, a dedicated 23:00 departure will run directly from...
Construction work on HS2’s longest tunnel has now been completed, marking a significant civil engineering milestone for the high-speed rail project.HS2 Ltd confirmed that finishing work at two ventilation shafts on the Chiltern tunnel, at Chesham Road and Little Missenden, brings to a close a...
Network Rail is preparing to carry out a £3.8 million programme of track renewals at Aberdeen station, a major hub on Scotland’s rail network, aimed at improving performance and long-term reliability.The work will be delivered across three consecutive weekends, beginning on Saturday 31 January,...
Network Rail has completed a weekend of emergency engineering work across parts of the south west after two separate landslips threatened the stability of the railway.Services were suspended on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 January on routes between Crewkerne and Exeter St Davids in Devon, and between...
Train services to St Ives in Cornwall have resumed this morning following the completion of planned engineering work by Network Rail on the branch line.The route from St Erth had been closed for two weeks while teams carried out extensive upgrades designed to improve safety and long-term...
Detectives are appealing for help to identify a woman in connection with a sexual assault on board a train travelling between Sheffield and Worksop.The incident took place at around 9.40pm on Sunday 14 December 2025. Police say a man was walking through the carriage when he was sexually assaulted by...
British Transport Police are appealing for information following an assault at Sheffield railway station and have issued images of people they want to identify as part of their investigation.The incident took place on Saturday 29 November, sometime between 9.30pm and 10pm, on platform eight. Police...
British Transport Police are appealing for help to identify a man in connection with two separate incidents involving graffiti and trespass on the railway in Devon, which have caused significant disruption and damage.Officers say the first incident took place at Paignton railway station at around...
Rail services between Oxford and Banbury were brought to a halt on Monday morning after a person was struck by a train, prompting a full closure of the line while emergency services responded.The incident occurred on the route between the two stations, with all lines closed as crews dealt with the...
A fatal incident on the railway near Sutton led to the closure of part of the Southern network late on Sunday night. Emergency services were dispatched to Ewell East station after reports that a person had been struck by a train, with the alert raised shortly after 11.30pm on January 18.Despite the...
A serious rail accident involving two high-speed trains near Adamuz in the province of Córdoba has resulted in at least 42 fatalities and left multiple people injured, according to sources from the Guardia Civil. Emergency services were rushed to the scene and are continuing rescue operations,...
Avanti West Coast has submitted a proposal to reinstate an additional weekday train between Blackpool and London, following criticism over recent reductions to the resort’s rail services.The operator confirmed it has asked to run an extra service from May, when the next national timetable change...