Passengers travelling through Leicester, Kettering and Market Harborough are being warned to plan ahead as railway upgrade work affects services over the next two weekends.The disruption will take place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June, and again on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June, while Network Rail...
Passengers using Chalkwell station are being advised to expect changes to access routes as work continues on a project to make the station step-free.The accessibility scheme, being delivered by Network Rail and c2c teams now working together under the GBR Anglia banner, has reached the stage where...
Passengers using trains through Birmingham are being warned to check before travelling over the next two weekends as HS2-related engineering work affects services between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway.The disruption is linked to major work in the Saltley and Washwood areas of...
A three-week closure of part of the Far North Line will begin this weekend as Network Rail starts a £6m package of engineering work on the Highland route.The work forms part of a wider, multi-year investment programme aimed at improving journeys on one of Scotland’s most remote and important...
Passengers travelling to and from Heathrow Airport are being warned of major disruption after a points failure at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3.The fault has left some lines blocked, affecting services on both the Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express. Trains may be cancelled, revised, or delayed by up...
Passengers travelling between Charlton and Woolwich Dockyard are facing major disruption after a train hit a tree and became unable to continue its journey.Both lines are currently blocked while the driver checks the train for possible damage. Services through the area are being cancelled, severely...
The planned Universal resort near Bedford has put one of the area’s longest-running rail questions back in the spotlight: Wixams station. The government has now committed major public funding to support infrastructure linked to the development, including transport improvements designed to help the...
British Transport Police detectives have issued an appeal after a woman was sexually assaulted on board a train travelling from Northampton.Officers have released an image of a man they want to identify as part of their investigation into the incident, which took place between 2pm and 3pm on...
A 47-year-old London man has been jailed after sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman on a train between Birmingham New Street and London Euston.Adrian White, of Sandringham Road, London, appeared at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 26 May, where he was sentenced to eight months in prison....
Rail services between Preston and Ormskirk have been suspended while emergency services deal with an incident on the line.All lines are currently closed, meaning trains are unable to run through the affected area while the response is ongoing.Rail replacement transport has been requested to operate...
Lumo is one of the most distinctive train operators on Britain’s railway, not because it runs the largest network or serves the most stations, but because of what it represents. Launched in 2021, the FirstGroup-owned operator set out to prove that a leaner, cheaper, open-access model could work on...
Rail passengers are facing disruption between Gidea Park and Shenfield after an object became caught in the overhead line equipment.The incident means some lines are blocked, with trains running between the two stations at risk of delay, cancellation or short-notice changes.Transport for London has...
British Transport Police have released images of a man they want to speak to following a report of voyeurism at Sheffield railway station.Officers were called at around 2.15pm on Friday 1 May after a man was reported to have looked over a cubicle into another stall inside the women’s...
On this day in 1962, a night sleeping-car express from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh derailed at Lincoln, killing three people and seriously injuring seven. The crash happened at 12.49am on Sunday 3 June, close to Lincoln Central station on British Railways’ Eastern Region, when the train...
Passengers travelling between Southampton Central and Fareham via Swanwick are being warned of disruption while emergency services deal with an incident on the route.Trains are currently running at reduced speed through the affected area, with services between Southampton Central and Fareham at risk...
Rail passengers are facing disruption between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness after emergency services were called to an incident on the line.All lines between the two stations are currently closed while the incident is dealt with.Trains running through the affected area may be cancelled, revised or...
Passengers faced major disruption on the East Coast Main Line and connected commuter routes after damage to overhead electric wires in the Hitchin area caused widespread delays, cancellations and amended services on Monday evening. LNER advised customers to avoid travel and defer their journeys,...
On this day in 1944, the town of Soham in Cambridgeshire was shaken by a wartime railway explosion that could have caused far greater destruction had railway staff not acted within moments of spotting danger. The disaster happened in the early hours of 2 June 1944, just days before the D-Day...
The 125 Group has announced plans to take its HST to Carlisle next summer, with “The Citadel Circle” set to run on Saturday 25 July 2026.The special railtour is being organised in partnership with Retro Railtours, which will manage the booking arrangements on behalf of the 125 Group.The trip is...
London Underground passengers are facing disruption this week as RMT Tube drivers take strike action in a dispute over Transport for London’s proposed voluntary four-day working week. The walkouts are planned for Tuesday 2 June and Thursday 4 June, with disruption affecting services from the start...