A consortium led by rolling stock manufacturer CAF has secured a major contract to deliver Lot 2 of the new Naples Metro Line 10, marking a significant step forward for the city’s transport expansion plans. The contract was awarded by E.A.V. S.r.l., the public transport authority for Italy’s...
Detectives are appealing for help to identify a group of men after an attempted robbery on a London Underground train at Northwick Park. Images have been released as part of an investigation into the incident, which took place late on Monday evening.Police say the incident happened just before 11pm...
A person has been left fighting for their life after being struck by a train in Gateshead late on Tuesday evening. Emergency services were called to the railway line close to the Redheugh Bridge after reports of a casualty on the tracks shortly before 11pm on December 30.A large-scale response was...
Emergency services were called to a section of railway in Dorset during the early hours after reports of an injured person on the tracks near Gillingham. The response involved police, ambulance crews and firefighters, with access to the casualty complicated by the location near a railway bridge.Fire...
A fatal incident on the Norwich to London rail line has led to disruption after a person was struck by a train at Ingatestone station. The collision occurred shortly before midday, drawing an emergency response to the Essex station.Emergency services attended alongside Network Rail staff, while rail...
A CSX freight train derailed in rural southern Kentucky on Tuesday, spilling a flammable chemical and igniting a fire that prompted authorities to issue a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. The incident occurred at around 6:15 a.m. CST in Todd County, but no injuries were...
Cleaners working on the Docklands Light Railway are set to walk out on New Year’s Eve in a dispute over sick pay arrangements. Members of the RMT employed by contractor Bidvest Noonan will stage pickets from 6am on Wednesday 31 December until Thursday 1 January, marking the latest action following...
Northern has issued updated guidance for passengers planning travel over New Year and into the first week of January. Services will largely follow normal weekday timetables on New Year's Eve, though the final trains will depart around 9pm. Meanwhile, bus replacements will operate between Leeds and...
As the railway industry looks back on a landmark year, LNER has unveiled a specially commissioned poem to mark the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.Titled We Will Carry You, the poem explores themes of connection, shared journeys and the role rail continues to play in...
A North Wales bakery that supplies food to long-distance rail services is marking a decade of serving passengers on the West Coast Main Line.The Pudding Compartment, based in Flint with views across the railway, began supplying products to intercity train operators more than 10 years ago. Since...
On this day in 1941, during the height of the Second World War, a serious railway collision occurred at the east end of Eccles station in Lancashire, England. In the early morning darkness of 30 December, a westbound passenger train from Rochdale to Pennington passed danger signals in heavy fog and...
Work on one of the most technically demanding elements of the HS2 project has reached a new milestone, with engineers completing two major viaduct spans over an existing railway near Water Orton during the Christmas period.The newly installed spans form part of the Delta junction, a vast triangular...
Some rail services through the Channel Tunnel have begun running again after a major power failure brought cross-Channel travel to a standstill earlier today.Despite the partial resumption, disruption remains severe after a power supply failure affected one tunnel while a LeShuttle train broke down...
Platform Two at Jesmond Metro Station remains closed as a safety measure after being damaged by a train earlier this week, with passengers advised to use alternative platforms and nearby stations.The incident occurred on Monday night after a Metro train was withdrawn from service at Pelaw because of...
A British Transport Police officer has been dismissed with immediate effect after a misconduct panel found she committed gross misconduct during an off-duty incident in Cheshire.PC Jessica Derbyshire-Smyth was removed from the force following a public misconduct hearing held in Sutton between 1 and...
Emergency services were called to a south London railway station on Saturday evening following reports of a casualty on the tracks.British Transport Police said officers were dispatched to Thornton Heath railway station, on Brigstock Road, at around 6.40pm on December 27. Despite the response from...
A man who was fatally struck by a SEPTA train in Bucks County over the weekend has been formally identified by the county coroner.The Bucks County Coroner’s Office confirmed the victim as Jonathan Paul Hernandez, aged 41, who was experiencing homelessness at the time of his death. Coroner Patti...
Rail users and drivers are being advised to prepare for widespread disruption as work begins imminently on the replacement of a major railway bridge over the M6 in Cumbria.After a year of preparation at Clifton, near Penrith, engineers are ready to install a vast new steel bridge that will carry...
A new pedestrian footbridge at Kennedy Road in Barking has officially opened, restoring a vital connection between communities separated by the railway since 2022.The previous bridge was closed after a serious safety incident in which a member of the public fell through the structure, although...
On this day, December 29, 1876, one of the deadliest railroad disasters in United States history occurred near Ashtabula, Ohio. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway’s Pacific Express was traveling eastward in harsh winter conditions, with heavy snow reducing visibility. As the train...