An investigation has been launched after railway cabling was stolen from a stretch of track in Fife, prompting an appeal for information from British Transport Police.Officers were alerted at about 2.50pm on Monday 26 January when Network Rail employees discovered sections of cable had been cut and...
Rail services between Stourbridge Junction and Kidderminster are running again after emergency crews finished dealing with an earlier incident on the line. The reopening of the route means trains are once more able to operate across all tracks in the area.However, passengers are being warned that...
The first phase of electrification work on the Borders Railway is set to get under way later this week, as Network Rail moves forward with plans to modernise the route.The project follows the Scottish Government’s £342 million commitment, announced in September, to electrify lines in Fife and the...
Brightline has unveiled a specially branded train to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary, introducing the Freedom Express in partnership with America250, the bipartisan organisation created by Congress to lead the commemorations of the Declaration of Independence.The newly revealed 10-coach...
Rail passengers in the Sholing area are facing disruption after a signalling fault forced trains to operate at reduced speeds on certain lines.Services between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour are among those affected, with cancellations, revisions and delays of up to 10 minutes reported....
An 18-year-old from Pembroke Dock has been sentenced to 18 weeks in custody after admitting offences that disrupted both the strategic road network and railway services.Jeylane Bamford, formerly of Britannia Drive, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February 16, for...
Detectives are urging witnesses to come forward following a stabbing at Turkey Street station earlier this month.The attack took place at around 5pm on Tuesday 10 February. Police say a boy crossed the tracks at the station before confronting the victim, who was standing with a group of friends on...
British Transport Police have released CCTV images as part of an investigation into an incident on a late-night rail service in North Lanarkshire.The matter relates to an event that occurred on board a train travelling between Shettleston and Airdrie stations between 11.30pm and 11.55pm on Monday 19...
Rail services through Carluke have resumed following a fatal incident that brought parts of the network to a standstill during the Monday morning peak.Emergency services were alerted to reports of a person being struck by a train at the Lanarkshire station shortly after 7am on February 16. The line...
Detectives have issued CCTV images as part of an investigation into a serious assault on board an Elizabeth Line service travelling towards Shenfield.The incident occurred at approximately 3.15am on Thursday 1 January, when a man was attacked by two other men while on the train. During the assault,...
Police have issued images of a man they are seeking to identify after an incident of indecent exposure on a rail service in London earlier this month.The appeal relates to an allegation that, at around 4.20pm on Monday 9 February, a man sat opposite a woman on a train travelling between Moorgate and...
Detectives probing a robbery on a London Underground service have issued images of a man they want to identify following the incident on the Piccadilly Line in February.The offence took place at about 4pm on Saturday 7 February, when a teenage passenger was travelling on the train. Officers say a...
TikTok personality Spudman is joining forces with London Northwestern Railway for a three-week promotion that will see hundreds of free jacket potatoes handed out along the Trent Valley Line.Ben Newman, the Tamworth-based trader who became a viral hit through videos of his customer interactions at...
Comedian Matt Lucas was confronted by a pro-Palestinian activist while travelling on the London Underground, in an encounter that was filmed and later circulated online before being deleted.The footage showed the 51-year-old Little Britain star being followed on an escalator at a London Tube station...
All rail lines between Eastleigh and Basingstoke have been closed while emergency services respond to an ongoing incident, bringing significant disruption to services in the area.Trains operating between the two stations may be delayed by up to 60 minutes, cancelled outright or amended from their...
British Transport Police have released CCTV images as part of an investigation into the theft of a suitcase containing jewellery of significant sentimental value on a train between London Paddington and Kemble.The incident happened on Friday 13 February. At around 09:10am, a woman arrived at London...
Five words in a headline can make a policy sound reckless: “18-year-olds allowed to drive trains.” The reality is narrower, more bureaucratic, and far more revealing about the state of Britain’s railway workforce. The government has said it will lower the legal minimum age to be a train driver...
Today, 15 February, marks the anniversary of the Tebay rail accident of 2004, when four railway workers were killed on the West Coast Main Line in Cumbria. In the early hours of that Sunday, a runaway wagon travelled down the line in darkness and struck a group carrying out overnight work near...
Rail passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line through Cumbria are facing a day of disruption after damage to overhead electric wires in the Shap area forced line closures towards Carlisle.The incident, located between Preston and Penrith (North Lakes), has resulted in a reduced service...
Passengers travelling through east London are facing widespread disruption after signalling cables were stolen in the West Ham area.The incident has affected all lines in the vicinity, severely impacting services between London Fenchurch Street and Barking. Trains on the route may be cancelled,...