A 54-year-old man who died on railway tracks in Oxfordshire has been formally named at the opening of an inquest into his death.Emergency services were called to the line near Kidlington at around 6.45am on Monday, January 19, following reports of a fatality. British Transport Police confirmed at...
A person remains in a life-threatening condition after an incident at Raynes Park railway station on Tuesday morning.Emergency services were alerted shortly after 10am on 11 February to reports of a casualty on the tracks at the station in Coombe Lane. Officers from British Transport Police and...
The first refurbished train in CrossCountry’s Voyager fleet has been unveiled by Alstom, marking an early milestone in a £60 million programme aimed at improving comfort and ambience for passengers across Great Britain.The newly refreshed unit, Class 220 No. 220033, was presented to invited...
A man has been sent to prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman on a Merseyside train last summer.Graham Wragg, 44, of Seaview Road in Liscard, was jailed for 12 months following a British Transport Police investigation. He was found guilty on Wednesday 4 February after a...
British Transport Police have issued an appeal after circulating an image linked to a reported sexual assault at Bank Underground station.The incident is alleged to have taken place at about 10.15am on Thursday 27 November as a woman was travelling up the escalator towards the station exit....
A man with a history of sexual offending has been returned to prison after exposing himself to a lone woman on a train just 12 days after being released on licence.Following an investigation by British Transport Police, James Gathercole, 40, of Leigham Court Road in London, has been sentenced to two...
East Midlands Railway has expanded the use of body-worn cameras across its network, deploying more than 330 additional devices as part of a wider effort to improve safety for both staff and passengers. The operator, which is run by Transport UK, says the move underlines its ongoing commitment to...
Great Northern has introduced an additional weekday service in the morning peak, with a further train scheduled for the evening rush hour, increasing capacity and improving journey times for commuters travelling between Cambridge, Letchworth Garden City and London King’s Cross.The changes follow...
Rail users on the Great Eastern Main Line are being encouraged to plan their journeys carefully later this month as engineering work in Suffolk is set to disrupt services.On Sunday 22 February, Network Rail will be carrying out signalling work between Ipswich and Diss, prompting warnings to Greater...
Northern has introduced a new express rail service linking Leeds and Sheffield in just 47 minutes, significantly cutting journey times between Yorkshire’s two largest cities. Branded the Yorkshire Flyer, the service entered operation following its official launch at Leeds station earlier today.The...
Alstom and Metrolinx have confirmed that 76 FlexityTM light rail vehicles entered passenger service on Sunday, February 8, marking the launch of operations on Toronto’s new Line 5 Eglinton, also known as the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The vehicles, which were built and tested in Canada, are paired...
Stadler has secured a contract with Turkish state rail operator TCDD Taşımacılık for the supply of 35 Co’Co’ EURO4001 diesel-electric locomotives, reinforcing the manufacturer’s presence in the growing Turkish rail freight market. Designed specifically for demanding freight operations, the...
Rail passengers travelling later this month are being advised to prepare for disruption as Network Rail undertakes major strengthening work on the River Plym railway bridge, a project designed to support heavier and more frequent trains well into the future.The programme will run from Saturday 21...
Rail services through Oxford were operating normally this morning after Network Rail completed a major construction stage on the Oxfordshire Connect programme, marking the successful replacement of the Botley Road rail bridge.The work followed an eight-day shutdown designed to give engineers a safe...
Rail services along the south coast are severely disrupted after a train struck an obstruction at Portchester, leaving the affected service unable to move. The driver examined the train at the scene and confirmed it could not continue, immediately impacting movements on the surrounding lines.With...
A teenage boy from Harlow has admitted responsibility for a serious violent incident at Harlow Railway Station, appearing before magistrates to face a series of charges linked to the same day.The 15-year-old, who cannot be identified because of his age, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court...
A teenage girl has been taken into custody following an incident at Doncaster railway station that prompted police intervention. Officers were called to the station to support British Transport Police after reports of threatening behaviour.The arrest was carried out by officers from the Doncaster...
British Transport Police have appealed for help after a serious assault at Wolverhampton railway station left a man hospitalised following a football match. Officers have issued images of a man they want to identify, believing he may hold information crucial to the investigation.The attack took...
The long-running dispute involving the Far North Line request stop at Altnabreac has taken a fresh twist after the couple at the centre of the row publicly claimed online that they halted multiple trains and began posting videos they say document what happened. The dispute has already drawn...
Denmark’s state rail operator has signed a major framework agreement that will see a new generation of fully automated trains introduced on Copenhagen’s S-bane network, marking one of the largest rail investments in the country’s history.DSB has selected a consortium formed by Siemens Mobility...