Vossloh is set to provide concrete sleepers to Norway’s rail network for up to eight years under a new framework agreement aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The deal will see the introduction of sleepers manufactured using cement produced with carbon capture technology, reducing...
Rail workers at Northfields fleet maintenance depot are staging four days of strike action this week after what the RMT describes as a collapse in industrial relations with management.The depot is responsible for servicing Piccadilly line trains, and the union claims the dispute has escalated after...
British Transport Police have issued an image of a man they wish to trace as part of an investigation into a sexual assault on board a train.The incident occurred at around 10.45pm on Thursday 1 January, when a woman was assaulted after boarding a service travelling from Leeds to Manchester Airport....
A man who targeted passengers on the London Underground has been jailed just days after being arrested by plain clothes British Transport Police officers.Daniel Maldonado Paulson, 35, of Alvey Street, Southwark, appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 13 February. The Chilean national,...
A man who relentlessly targeted a 12‑year‑old girl with more than a thousand online messages has been jailed for almost five years after a British Transport Police investigation exposed his sustained grooming campaign.Michael Lawrence, 38, from Tudor Road in Hinkley, was convicted at Leicester...
Rail services to Barnstaple remain suspended and are not expected to resume before Tuesday 24 February due to persistent flooding caused by last month’s named storms and continuing adverse weather. Elevated water levels have left parts of the route unsafe to reopen.While the full line remains...
Rail passengers travelling through Lancaster are facing significant disruption after a train fault led to several lines being blocked in the area. The issue has resulted in cancellations, major delays of up to an hour, and alterations to planned services.Engineers are at the scene working to resolve...
An investigation has been launched after railway cabling was stolen from a stretch of track in Fife, prompting an appeal for information from British Transport Police.Officers were alerted at about 2.50pm on Monday 26 January when Network Rail employees discovered sections of cable had been cut and...
Rail services between Stourbridge Junction and Kidderminster are running again after emergency crews finished dealing with an earlier incident on the line. The reopening of the route means trains are once more able to operate across all tracks in the area.However, passengers are being warned that...
The first phase of electrification work on the Borders Railway is set to get under way later this week, as Network Rail moves forward with plans to modernise the route.The project follows the Scottish Government’s £342 million commitment, announced in September, to electrify lines in Fife and the...
Brightline has unveiled a specially branded train to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary, introducing the Freedom Express in partnership with America250, the bipartisan organisation created by Congress to lead the commemorations of the Declaration of Independence.The newly revealed 10-coach...
Rail passengers in the Sholing area are facing disruption after a signalling fault forced trains to operate at reduced speeds on certain lines.Services between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour are among those affected, with cancellations, revisions and delays of up to 10 minutes reported....
An 18-year-old from Pembroke Dock has been sentenced to 18 weeks in custody after admitting offences that disrupted both the strategic road network and railway services.Jeylane Bamford, formerly of Britannia Drive, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February 16, for...
Detectives are urging witnesses to come forward following a stabbing at Turkey Street station earlier this month.The attack took place at around 5pm on Tuesday 10 February. Police say a boy crossed the tracks at the station before confronting the victim, who was standing with a group of friends on...
British Transport Police have released CCTV images as part of an investigation into an incident on a late-night rail service in North Lanarkshire.The matter relates to an event that occurred on board a train travelling between Shettleston and Airdrie stations between 11.30pm and 11.55pm on Monday 19...
Rail services through Carluke have resumed following a fatal incident that brought parts of the network to a standstill during the Monday morning peak.Emergency services were alerted to reports of a person being struck by a train at the Lanarkshire station shortly after 7am on February 16. The line...
Detectives have issued CCTV images as part of an investigation into a serious assault on board an Elizabeth Line service travelling towards Shenfield.The incident occurred at approximately 3.15am on Thursday 1 January, when a man was attacked by two other men while on the train. During the assault,...
Police have issued images of a man they are seeking to identify after an incident of indecent exposure on a rail service in London earlier this month.The appeal relates to an allegation that, at around 4.20pm on Monday 9 February, a man sat opposite a woman on a train travelling between Moorgate and...
Detectives probing a robbery on a London Underground service have issued images of a man they want to identify following the incident on the Piccadilly Line in February.The offence took place at about 4pm on Saturday 7 February, when a teenage passenger was travelling on the train. Officers say a...
TikTok personality Spudman is joining forces with London Northwestern Railway for a three-week promotion that will see hundreds of free jacket potatoes handed out along the Trent Valley Line.Ben Newman, the Tamworth-based trader who became a viral hit through videos of his customer interactions at...