The Environment Agency has been appointed as the Lead Environmental Regulator for the East West Rail project, creating a single coordinating body responsible for environmental guidance and approvals.The decision forms part of a wider “regulation reset” introduced by the government, aimed at...
Austria’s national rail operator is continuing its push towards cleaner regional transport after placing another order for battery-powered trains.The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has ordered seven additional FLIRT Akku units from Stadler as part of its strategy to modernise regional services...
Regional rail services in Greater Poland are set to receive a new fleet of electric trains after regional authorities signed a major rolling stock agreement with Stadler.The contract, signed on 12 March between representatives of the Marshal’s Office of the Greater Poland Province and the...
Brightline is gearing up for a busy Spring Break period in Florida, linking travellers with a series of major events taking place across the state throughout March. The private intercity rail operator says the schedule will help families and groups of friends move easily between destinations as...
Construction has officially begun on a major new rail-served industrial development in North Texas after BNSF Railway and local officials gathered to mark the project’s groundbreaking.Leaders from the City of Gunter, including Mayor Karen Souther, joined representatives from BNSF Railway, Grayson...
Emergency services and railway staff staged a large-scale training exercise near Kidderminster earlier this month to ensure they remain prepared for a major incident on the rail network.The simulated emergency took place on Thursday 12 March near the Severn Valley Railway’s Kidderminster station....
Glasgow Central Station’s high-level platforms are set to remain closed until at least Wednesday 18 March as work continues to deal with the aftermath of a major fire in a neighbouring city centre building.The upper platforms have been shut since Sunday 8 March after a significant blaze caused...
Police have released images of a man they wish to identify following a reported sexual assault on a London Underground train.The incident occurred at around 10.30am on Wednesday 21 February on a southbound Victoria line service approaching Green Park station. According to investigators, a woman was...
A man has been convicted following a violent knife attack during the evening rush hour at a West London railway station, after an investigation led by British Transport Police.Aidan Watts, 20, of Cremorne Estate in Kensington and Chelsea, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm ahead of a trial that...
Detectives are appealing for help after an e-bike worth thousands of pounds was stolen from Stafford railway station earlier this year.The theft took place at around 6.40pm on Tuesday 10 February when a man entered the station’s cycle hub. According to investigators, the suspect removed a pair of...
Police are appealing for help to identify a man following a disturbing incident on board a train travelling out of London.The incident occurred at around 10pm on Sunday 1 March when a woman passenger noticed a man exposing himself while sitting on the train. According to investigators, the woman had...
Police are appealing for help to identify a man following a knifepoint robbery at Herne Hill railway station.The incident took place at around 8pm on Thursday 12 February on the station platform. According to investigators, a man approached the victim before producing a knife during the...
Police have issued an appeal for information after a man suffered serious chemical burn injuries during a violent attack at Crawley railway station.Emergency services were called to the station shortly after 11.20pm on Saturday 7 March following reports that a man in his 30s had been assaulted by a...
Detectives investigating a robbery near Hull Paragon Interchange have released an image of a man they wish to identify as part of their enquiries.The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday 10 February. At around 1am, a man was walking outside the station when he was approached by another...
British Transport Police have issued an appeal for information following a racially aggravated incident on board a cross-country train service.The incident took place on Friday 30 January during the 6.38pm train travelling from Derby to Cardiff Central. A young man and woman were seated at a table...
British Transport Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to as part of an investigation into a sexual assault that allegedly took place on a train heading towards London.The incident occurred on the evening of Wednesday 31 December 2025. According to investigators, a man was...
British Transport Police has launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead in the car park at Tamworth railway station during the early hours of Sunday 8 March.Emergency services were called to Victoria Road at around 02:20 after reports that a man had been found unresponsive. Officers...
Rail services between Lancashire and Greater Manchester are facing disruption today after loose bricks were discovered inside a tunnel near Darwen.The issue was first reported at around 10:00 on Sunday 8 March and has led to speed restrictions being imposed on trains travelling through the area. The...
East Midlands Railway has reached a key milestone in its fleet refurbishment programme, with ten modernised trains now back in service across its regional network.The achievement forms part of a £60 million investment by EMR and its parent company Transport UK to upgrade regional and connect...
Pret A Manger has opened a second outlet at Nottingham railway station, expanding the food and drink options available to passengers travelling through the busy transport hub.The new shop is located on Platforms 5b and 6 and offers Pret’s range of freshly prepared food, snacks and drinks. The...