On this day, 5 January 1946, a serious rail accident occurred on the East Coast Main Line near Browney in County Durham. In the early morning hours, a southbound London and North Eastern Railway goods train departed Low Fell in Gateshead at around 4.30am, bound for Doncaster. Shortly after passing...
A man caught carrying Class A drugs after being stopped over a ticket issue at a south London railway station has been jailed for more than five years following an investigation by British Transport Police.Jerome Alexander Simpson-O’Conner, 31, of Howson Road in Lewisham, was sentenced at the...
Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify a man following a sexual assault on a District Line train in December.British Transport Police say the incident happened just before 8pm on Monday 15 December on a service travelling towards Cannon Street Underground station. A man is alleged...
Police investigating a sexual assault on a Central Line service have released an image of a man they are seeking to identify as part of their enquiries.The incident took place at around 6.30am on Monday 15 September at Stratford railway station. Officers say a man stood close to a woman on Platform...
A fatal railway incident near Coventry is being investigated after a man was struck by a train on Saturday evening.Emergency services were called to the railway line close to Ironbridge Way at around 8.50pm on January 3 after reports of a casualty on the tracks. The man was later found critically...
A fatal incident on the railway in south London led to major disruption on Saturday evening after a person was struck by a train near Coulsdon South.Emergency services were alerted shortly before 5pm on January 3 following reports of a casualty on the tracks at the station. Despite the response from...
A train struck a dog after it ran onto the railway near Teignmouth, close to the Devon coastline, prompting a brief precautionary response from rail staff.Great Western Railway confirmed the incident occurred at around 12.30pm on Monday when a service travelling towards Penzance encountered the dog...
Heavy snowfall across northern Scotland has forced the closure of several rail routes, prompting Caledonian Sleeper to cancel a number of overnight services scheduled to run this evening.The operator said the decision was taken due to the severity of the weather and the impact it is having on the...
South Bermondsey station will remain closed for an extra day after engineering works over the festive period overran, Network Rail has confirmed.The station has been shut while platforms are rebuilt, but the work has taken longer than planned. As a result, South Bermondsey will stay closed...
Several rail routes in the north and north-east of Scotland are set to remain closed until at least midday on Monday, 5 January, as snowploughs are deployed to clear tracks following heavy snowfall and strong winds forecast overnight.Passengers have been warned that services on the Aberdeen to...
Two people have been struck by trains in South Palm Beach County just four days into the new year, with the latest incident proving fatal.Police and fire rescue crews were still at the scene late on Sunday morning following a deadly strike near Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Emergency services...
All platforms at Oxshott station have been closed following a fire on property close to the railway.As a result of the incident, trains are currently unable to call at Oxshott station and services may be cancelled or revised at short notice. The disruption is expected to continue until at least...
Train services between Scarborough and Bridlington are suspended today due to unit faults affecting both trains on the line. Engineers are on site working to resolve the issue, but cancellations are expected to continue until the end of the day.While trains are unable to run in either direction...
Rail services in the north of Scotland are facing widespread disruption as heavy snowfall sweeps the region, with some roads already described as "impassable." Snowploughs have been deployed to keep key railway lines clear, including routes through Kintore in Aberdeenshire and further north towards...
A signalling fault at Crawley is causing delays for trains heading towards London, with services between Horsham and Three Bridges running at reduced speeds. Network Rail engineers are on site working to fix the problem, with disruption expected until at least 14:00.The issue requires trains to be...
All lines between Chinley and Sheffield have now reopened following to overrunning engineering work, which caused widespread cancellations and revised services across the network.Trains may still be cancelled or altered to start or terminate at Manchester Piccadilly or New Mills Central while...
The railway line at Dolphin Junction, between Slough and Reading, has reopened this morning (Sunday, January 4) following the completion of essential engineering work carried out over the festive period.Network Rail engineers worked throughout Christmas and New Year to replace points and overhead...
For many who travelled Britain’s East Coast Main Line in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) evokes strong memories of comfort, punctuality and an onboard experience that went beyond merely getting from A to B. Operating from 1996 until 2007, GNER earned...
Rail services between Gatwick Airport and East Croydon faced major disruption on Saturday, January 3rd, after a person was tragically struck by a train. All lines were blocked while emergency services attended the scene.Southern Rail issued a statement at the time, advising passengers of the impact...
On this day in 2010, a southbound freight train derailed at Carrbridge on the Highland Main Line in the Scottish Highlands during severe winter weather. The service, running from Inverness to Grangemouth on behalf of Stobart Rail, was hauled by Class 66 locomotive 66048. As the train descended the...