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...
On this day in 1969, the Marden rail crash occurred on the South Eastern Main Line near the village of Marden in Kent, standing as one of the most serious railway accidents of the late 1960s. Shortly after 8.42pm on 4 January, dense fog had settled across the area, with visibility reduced to around...
A former train worker dismissed after first class passengers were served sausage rolls taken from a bin has defended his actions, telling a tribunal he believed he was putting customer service first.Peter Duffy, who was employed by London North Eastern Railway, was accused of retrieving discarded...
Severe winter weather is causing widespread disruption to rail services across northern Scotland and parts of the North East of England, with heavy snow affecting journeys over the coming days.In Scotland, LNER is reporting significant problems on routes north of Dundee. The operator has advised...
Across Britain’s rail network, cold spells bring more than shivering commuters and frosty platforms. When snow and ice begin to accumulate, Network Rail’s winter operations team deploys a dedicated fleet of snowploughs and specialist machines to keep services running. These include plough...
On this day in 2003, tragedy struck India’s railway network near the village of Ghatnandur in Maharashtra’s Beed district when the Secunderabad‑to‑Manmad passenger express collided with the rear of a heavy goods train shortly after 1:30 am. The Secunderabad‑Manmad Express was scheduled...
On 3 January 1917 at about 4.35pm, a serious railway accident occurred near Ratho station in Scotland when an express passenger train collided with a light engine on the Edinburgh and Glasgow main line. The crash took place just west of the station at a junction where a branch line from Dalmeny via...
A driver has died following a collision between a car and a train in Toledo during the early hours of Saturday morning, police have confirmed.The incident occurred at around 3.00am on North Detroit Avenue, in the 4000 block of the road. According to Toledo Police Department detectives, the vehicle...
A fatal incident involving a train has been reported near Morley, prompting a significant emergency response during the morning peak.Emergency services were called to the area close to Morley Station at around 9.30am after a Manchester Victoria to Hull service was brought to a stand. The train...