With Christmas less than a week away, rail passengers are being urged to prepare carefully for festive journeys as a wide-ranging programme of engineering work brings major changes to services in parts of the network.Although most of the railway will remain open over the holiday period, more than...
Rail users travelling between Edinburgh and Fife are being urged to check their plans well in advance as a section of the route will close next month for major electrification works.Engineers will be on site from 17 to 25 January 2026 to install overhead line equipment between Haymarket and Dalmeny,...
Passengers travelling through Exeter St Davids are being advised to prepare for changes at the station as a major lift replacement programme gets underway early next year.From Monday 5 January, all three passenger lifts at the station will be taken out of service while they are fully replaced. The...
Rail travellers are being advised to check their plans in advance as a major programme of engineering work gets underway near Milton Keynes over the Christmas period.Improvements at Hanslope junction form part of a wider set of upgrades across the West Coast Main Line during the festive shutdown....
A tragic incident on the railway line between Nuneaton and Coventry has resulted in the death of a person early this morning. British Transport Police confirmed that officers were called to the scene near Coundon shortly after 4am on December 16.Engines from Coventry and Foleshill fire stations,...
A person has been taken to hospital following an incident on the tracks at Huntingdon railway station on the morning of December 16.British Transport Police confirmed officers were called at around 11.25am after reports of a casualty. Paramedics also attended, and the individual was transported to...
A person has died in hospital after falling onto the tracks at Loughton Underground Station on the Central line.Emergency services were called shortly after 2.30pm on Monday, December 15, following reports of a casualty. The individual was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition but later...
A person has died on the tracks near Howden Railway Station in East Yorkshire.British Transport Police confirmed officers were called to the scene at 6.32am on Tuesday, December 16. Paramedics also attended, but the individual was pronounced dead at the scene. The death is not currently being...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was reportedly assaulted by a group of teenagers outside Fareham Railway Station.The incident occurred between 7.30pm and 7.40pm on Sunday, December 14. The 44-year-old victim, who was walking with a female companion, was approached by five...
Metro riders on the Green Line should prepare for single-tracking between U Street and Georgia Avenue-Petworth from 10 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, through system closing on Tuesday, December 30.While all stations will remain open, trains will run every 16 minutes during the construction period,...
Metra is helping commuters and holiday travelers enjoy a smoother festive season with Family Fares, special holiday passes, and free rides after 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.The Family Fares program, which normally applies to weekends, will be extended to all travel, including weekdays, from Monday,...
Keolis Commuter Services, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s operations and maintenance partner for the Commuter Rail, welcomed more than 1,000 children and their families aboard its festive North Pole Express train on Saturday. Dressed in pajamas and singing holiday songs,...
The Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) is making a major investment in the future of regional rail, with plans to introduce 61 state-of-the-art Mireo Plus B battery trains from Siemens Mobility across the Northern Westphalia Network (NNW) from December 2029. The vehicles will be financed...
Driver training for the new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet has been successfully completed, marking a major milestone in the £362 million fleet replacement project.More than 200 members of the Metro team, including drivers and operations managers, have undertaken the intensive programme, with the final...
Polish regional operator Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways) has signed a contract with Stadler Polska for the delivery of 11 additional FLIRT electric multiple units, completing the operator’s largest-ever investment programme. The new agreement brings the total number of trains to be supplied...
GB Railfreight has welcomed the arrival of two new locomotives, 99003 and 99004, at Bristol Port Company’s Royal Portbury Dock on Thursday 27 November.The units are set to undergo a series of tests in the coming weeks before joining their sister locomotives, 99001 and 99002, which are nearing...
Scotland’s railways recorded a landmark day on Friday, 12 December, with more than 345,000 journeys made – the highest daily total of the year and the most since public ownership began in April 2022.The figure of 345,216 journeys surpassed previous records set during major events, including the...
Lumo, the all-electric train operator, has officially launched a new affordable and direct rail service connecting Glasgow with Falkirk, Edinburgh, the North East of England, and London.Fares for the service start from just £33.10 between London and Glasgow, with journeys between Newcastle and...
Great Western Railway has introduced the first of its recommissioned Class 175 trains into passenger service, marking the start of a phased rollout that will continue throughout next year.The inaugural service took place yesterday on the 13:40 Plymouth to Penzance route, operated by unit 175001,...
Greater Anglia has confirmed the continuation of its partnership with Cambridge United Football Club, maintaining its support for the club, its fans, and the wider Cambridge community.First established in 2024, the collaboration sees Greater Anglia remain the official sponsor of the Habbin Stand at...