Damage to overhead wires between Durham and Darlington is causing disruption on the East Coast Main Line, with trains having to run at reduced speed on all lines through the affected area.Services running between Durham and Darlington may be revised or delayed by up to 40 minutes while the issue...
Some platforms at East Croydon station have been closed for safety reasons, causing disruption to services running through the station.Platforms 1 and 2 are currently out of use, meaning trains may be cancelled, revised or moved to different platforms while the issue is dealt with.Thameslink and...
British Transport Police detectives have issued an appeal after a woman was targeted in an upskirting incident at Seven Sisters station in North London.The incident happened at around 10.45pm on Friday 27 March, while the woman was travelling on an escalator towards the platform.Officers said she...
A man has been jailed after sexually assaulting a woman on a train, following an investigation by British Transport Police.Stephen Denison, 53, of Baxter Avenue, Newcastle, pleaded guilty to sexual assault and was sentenced to four months in prison at North Shields Magistrates’ Court on Thursday...
All lines have reopened at Walton-on-Thames after an earlier tree blocking the railway caused major disruption on South Western Railway services.Although the obstruction has now been cleared, services are still recovering and passengers travelling between Woking and Surbiton may continue to face...
Emergency services are responding to an incident between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth, with lines closed while they work safely at the scene.The closure is affecting rail services between the two stations, with trains facing cancellations, delays or revised journeys.Passengers travelling on the route...
Notts County and Salford City supporters heading to Wembley Stadium for Monday’s League Two Play-Off Final are being urged to plan carefully, with Bank Holiday rail demand expected to be high on routes into London. The final takes place at Wembley on Monday 25 May 2026, with kick-off scheduled for...
Bolton Wanderers and Stockport County supporters heading to Wembley Stadium for Sunday’s League One Play-Off Final are being urged to plan carefully, with rail travel from Greater Manchester affected by bank holiday engineering work. The final takes place at Wembley on Sunday 24 May 2026, with...
A train driver was seriously injured during a shunting movement involving two portions of the Caledonian Sleeper at Carstairs station in South Lanarkshire.The incident happened at around 00:45 on 28 April 2026 during an operation involving two separate sleeper services. These were 1C11 from...
On this day in 1915, Britain suffered the worst railway disaster in its history when a catastrophic series of collisions and a fire devastated trains at Quintinshill, near Gretna Green, on the Caledonian Railway main line between Carlisle and Glasgow. The disaster happened at about 6.49am on...
Transport for Wales is urging passengers to plan ahead over the Bank Holiday weekend, with warm weather, expected leisure travel and planned rail improvement work all likely to affect journeys.Essential infrastructure work will close all lines through Cardiff Queen Street on Sunday 24 May and Bank...
Lumo is preparing to launch its new West Coast rail service between Stirling and London Euston on Monday 25 May, with invited guests already given a preview of the route.Community partners, apprentices and other guests from locations along the line joined a special preview journey, travelling on one...
LNER and Network Rail have warned Middlesbrough FC supporters travelling to Wembley this weekend to plan carefully, with major engineering work set to affect East Coast Main Line services over the bank holiday.Essential work is taking place in North Yorkshire, including landslip mitigation, points...
Visitors heading to the Suffolk coast this summer will have easier public transport links from Lowestoft railway station, with improved bus connections being introduced to key attractions including Pleasurewood Hills, Kessingland beach and Africa Alive!.From Tuesday 26 May, passengers arriving at...
Hull City and Middlesbrough supporters heading to Wembley Stadium for the Championship Play-Off Final are being urged to plan carefully, with rail options looking very different for the two sets of fans. The final takes place at Wembley on Saturday 23 May 2026, with Hull City facing Middlesbrough...
GTR has confirmed that an enhanced train service will be in place for Brighton Pride 2026, with extra capacity planned for one of the city’s busiest weekends of the year.The operator, which runs Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services in and out of Brighton, said longer trains will...
East Midlands Railway has confirmed that Brewbox, an independent coffee kiosk at Corby railway station, is now open to passengers.The kiosk, based at the station and aimed at customers looking for something quick before or after a journey, has already received a positive response since...
Passengers travelling across the West Midlands and Chiltern area are being warned to expect a particularly busy bank holiday weekend, with strike action, Birmingham Pride and warmer weather all expected to increase pressure on trains and stations.Industrial action affecting West Midlands Railway and...
A failure of the electricity supply in the New Barnet area is causing disruption to rail services, with some lines currently blocked.Trains running between London and Stevenage may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 60 minutes while the issue is dealt with.This affects the following...
A serious incident on the railway caused major disruption to trains running to and from London earlier today after a person was hit by a train.Emergency services responded to the incident between Three Bridges and Horsham, with all lines in the area closed while the situation was dealt with.National...