Avanti West Coast’s Pendolino fleet has been recognised for a remarkable turnaround in reliability, earning the title of most improved in its class at this year’s Golden Spanner awards. The Class 390 trains secured the Silver Spanner in the ‘First generation new inter-city’ category, marking...
Avanti West Coast has opened applications for a fresh round of funding aimed at transforming stations and supporting community projects along its route. The latest phase of the Customer and Communities Improvement Fund invites ideas that can deliver meaningful benefits to people living and working...
On this day in 1983, a serious derailment took place at London Paddington Station when the overnight sleeper service from Penzance came off the tracks as it approached the terminus. The train was hauled by Class 50 locomotive 50041, named Bulwark, and was nearing the end of its long west-to-east...
For the first time in three decades, rail passengers across England are set to see fares frozen, a decision the Chancellor and Transport Secretary say will ease pressure on household finances and support economic stability. The freeze, to be confirmed in the upcoming Budget, will apply to regulated...
History was made in Derby this week after preserved Merseyrail unit 507 001 completed its first runs under third-rail power in preservation. The landmark moment took place on Tuesday 18 November at Alstom’s test track, where the unit successfully undertook a series of controlled movements powered...
Today marks the anniversary of the Kew Gardens train crash, the worst disaster in the history of the Long Island Rail Road. On the evening of 22 November 1950, two heavily loaded commuter trains collided between Kew Gardens and Jamaica stations in Queens, killing 78 people and injuring 363. The...
South Western Railway services have restarted today (22 November) between Poole and Dorchester South following a week of planned maintenance and improvement works carried out by Network Rail.The closure allowed engineers to strengthen a section of embankment at Hamworthy and upgrade drainage in the...
Two teenagers accused of hacking Transport for London (TfL) systems have pleaded not guilty to computer hacking charges at Southwark Crown Court.Thalha Jubair, 19, from East London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall in the West Midlands, spoke only to confirm their names and enter their pleas...
A man who stole metal from a railway depot in broad daylight has been sentenced to prison following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.Frank Lane, 47, of Church Lane in Bedford, was handed a 23-week prison sentence at Cambridge Crown Court on 7 November, having previously pleaded guilty...
British Transport Police are appealing for the victim of a suspected transphobic assault to get in touch after a report of an attack on the Victoria line.A third party told officers that around 3am on Saturday 25 October they were travelling on a southbound train when a man boarded at King’s Cross...
A significant signalling failure in the Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent area had earlier forced the closure of all railway lines through the region. Network Rail engineers were swiftly on site to fix the problem and lines have since reopened but severe disruption is expected to continue until the end of...
Stadler’s manufacturing base in Szolnok has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the first fully painted car body for GYSEV’s new FLIRT InterCity fleet. The unveiling, attended by Hungary’s Minister of Construction and Transport János Lázár and Stadler Group chairman Peter...
Lord Hendy visited Cambridge to review emerging plans for East West Rail (EWR), receiving an update on several key proposals that continue to evolve following public consultation. He was welcomed at the station by EWR chief executive David Hughes and members of the project team before being shown...
RMT has confirmed that CrossCountry staff will stage a series of strikes next month after talks failed to resolve long-running concerns over pay, staffing levels and previously agreed commitments.The union said it had spent months trying to negotiate a settlement, but claims CrossCountry has not...
Greater Anglia has held a special event to celebrate International Men’s Day, bringing colleagues together at Norwich station on Wednesday 19 November to reflect on topics including neurodiversity, physical health and financial confidence.The gathering, now in its second year, attracted around...
Train services in and out of Glasgow Central have returned to their usual timetable after engineers completed urgent repairs to damaged overhead wires.The disruption, which affected routes across the south side of Glasgow as well as services to Paisley, Ayrshire and long-distance journeys to London,...
Southeastern’s 09:36 train from St Pancras to Canterbury West became a moving celebration of Christmas today, delivering 200 toys to children supported by Kent charity Demelza as part of Railway 200 festivities.The special service, organised in partnership with UK toy companies Mood Bears, Hornby,...
Network Rail is renewing its call for drivers to “Wise Up, Size Up” after repeated collisions with the Abergavenny Road bridge in Caersws caused major disruption and costly repairs. Since January 2024, the bridge has been struck 12 times by over-height vehicles, resulting in more than 1,100...
All lines between Doncaster and York / Selby are currently closed as emergency services respond to an incident, causing widespread disruption across the rail network. Trains on affected routes may be cancelled, delayed by up to an hour, or revised, with major disruption expected until at least...
Detectives have released CCTV images in connection with an assault on the London Underground that left a man in his 40s needing surgery.The incident occurred around 6.40pm on Tuesday 11 November aboard an eastbound District Line train from Sloane Square. A dispute began when the victim challenged a...