Open access rail operator Lumo has helped a group of North East food and drink producers showcase their products in Westminster during a special promotional event in Parliament.Twenty small businesses from across the region were invited to present their products in the Jubilee Room at the Palace of...
Open access rail operator Lumo has welcomed a new group of apprentices as the company prepares to expand its operations and introduce services on the West Coast Main Line.Sixteen apprentice customer drivers have begun the transition from classroom training to operating Lumo’s refurbished Class 222...
A special charter service run by Northern in partnership with the Weardale Railway has raised thousands of pounds for charity while giving passengers a rare trip along a historic heritage line.The sold-out train departed from Darlington before travelling along the 16-mile Weardale Railway and...
Transport for Wales has announced one of the most significant timetable changes for North Wales in a generation, with a major service overhaul set to take effect from 17 May 2026.The new timetable will cover all routes north and west of Shrewsbury and Crewe, with the exception of services between...
Passengers travelling through London Waterloo over the Easter weekend are being advised to check before they travel as engineering work will significantly reduce services between the station and Clapham Junction.The disruption will take place from Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April while Network Rail...
Passengers travelling on the West of England Line over the Easter weekend are being warned of disruption as Network Rail carries out essential track replacement work near Axminster.Engineering teams will be renewing a section of railway that runs through Seaton Junction, located to the west of...
Passengers using the Chiltern Main Line are being urged to check their journeys ahead of a weekend of major engineering works which will see services heavily disrupted.Upgrade work is scheduled to take place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March, with engineering teams carrying out track improvements...
On 8 March 1996, a serious rail accident occurred near Stafford in Staffordshire, an incident that became known as the Rickerscote or Stafford rail crash. The collision took place at 11:08pm on the West Coast Main Line approximately 2.2 kilometres south of Stafford station. A southbound Transrail...
British Transport Police have released images of a man they would like to speak with after a woman was assaulted outside Doncaster railway station.The incident took place at around 06:45 on Friday 6 March. According to police, the woman was walking towards the station entrance just ahead of a man...
British Transport Police detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted by a large group of teenagers at Sunderland railway station.The incident took place at around 17:45 on 25 February when several members of a group of teenagers approached the man inside the station and began...
Two men have been jailed for a combined total of eight-and-a-half years after plain-clothes British Transport Police officers uncovered a drug dealing operation at Hull Paragon Interchange.University student Muhammed Chakchouk, 22, of Alaska Street in Hull, admitted possessing Class A drugs with...
British Transport Police are appealing for help to identify a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault on board a Jubilee line train near Westminster.The incident happened at around 09:55 on Wednesday 4 February while the service was travelling close to Westminster station....
Detectives from British Transport Police are appealing for witnesses following a stabbing at Mile End Underground station that left a teenager injured.Police were called to the station at around 17:30 on Tuesday 24 February after reports that a youth had been stabbed during an altercation on the...
Direct Rail Services has confirmed that its popular charity open day will return later this year, offering the public a rare opportunity to explore behind the scenes at one of the UK’s major rail freight operators.The family-friendly event will take place at the company’s Gresty Bridge...
The RMT union has urged the Government to introduce a specific criminal offence for assaults on public transport workers, warning that current proposals risk leaving railway staff without the same legal protection offered to other frontline workers.The call comes ahead of a debate in the House of...
Hitachi Rail is marking ten years of operations in Scotland in 2026, celebrating a long-running partnership with ScotRail, Transport Scotland and Network Rail that the company says has helped deliver strong reliability, major emissions reductions and sustained investment in rail infrastructure and...
Rail services in south-east London were heavily disrupted late on Saturday night after a person was struck by a train near Bromley South station.The incident occurred on the line between Orpington and Swanley shortly after 22:30 on March 7. Emergency services were called to the scene and train...
Emergency services have been called to an incident close to Tamworth railway station, forcing the temporary closure of the station and halting trains from calling at the platforms while work continues at the scene. This is now confirmed to be in relation to a murder investigation, more information...
A late-night incident at Ealing Broadway station saw a passenger dragged along the platform by a departing Elizabeth line train after their hand became trapped in the doors, according to an investigation into the event.The accident occurred at around 00:09 on Sunday 24 November 2024. As the train...
A passenger who fell from a platform at Ickenham London Underground station lay on the track for around two minutes before being fatally struck by a train, according to the findings of an investigation into the incident.The accident happened at about 22:30 on 28 March 2025. The passenger lost their...