After 13 years of dedicated service, DRS has completed its role providing Thunderbird duties on the West Coast Main Line.For more than a decade, DRS teams have been on standby to clear the line in the event of a Pendolino breakdown, helping to minimise disruption for passengers. Both Virgin and,...
A Transport for Wales service from Holyhead to Cardiff Central on Saturday, December 6, faced severe overcrowding, prompting operational restrictions that left passengers frustrated.The train, running nine minutes late, arrived at Prestatyn at 11.58am. Passengers on the platform were reportedly told...
A points failure at Edge Hill is earlier blocked the line towards Liverpool Lime Street, causing significant disruption. Trains to and from the station may be delayed by up to 60 minutes, cancelled, or revised. Network Rail have resolved the problem and lines have reopened. Residual disruption is...
Today marks the anniversary of the Wrawby Junction rail crash, which occurred on 9 December 1983 near Barnetby station in North Lincolnshire, England. At approximately 18:18, a freight train collided at low speed with a local passenger train, causing the first carriage of the passenger train to...
Network Rail is urging passengers across Scotland to plan ahead as Storm Bram brings disruptive weather, with heavy rain and gale-force winds expected throughout Tuesday. The Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for the northwest, where gusts could reach 90mph later tonight, while yellow...
Network Rail has completed a major rebuild of the Banff Turnpike railway bridge near Keith, allowing the A95 to reopen significantly earlier than planned. The road, which crosses the Aberdeen to Inverness railway line, had been closed to enable engineers to replace the ageing structure and carry out...
Passengers travelling between Derby and Chesterfield this weekend are being warned to expect disruption as Network Rail begins drainage improvement work along the route. The upgrades, scheduled for Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December, involve renewal at Belper, Ogston and Clay Cross to improve...
West Midlands Railway is urging passengers to check journey times ahead of this weekend’s national timetable change. The update comes into effect on Sunday 14 December and will see alterations to departures and service frequencies across parts of the network, including revised calling patterns at...
CrossCountry is preparing passengers for a timetable change arriving on Sunday 14 December, marking the latest update in the rail industry’s twice-yearly scheduling cycle. The new pattern will bring service uplifts on key long-distance routes, with extra trains planned between Reading and...
Passengers will soon begin to see a striking new look across Britain’s rail network, as the government unveils the branding for Great British Railways and Parliament debates the legislation that will formally establish the new body. GBR is set to become the publicly owned organisation responsible...
Tributes have poured in for Nala, a beloved ginger cat who became a familiar sight at Stevenage railway station. The six-year-old feline was often spotted perched at the ticket gate, charming commuters and passersby alike.Nala’s owner, Natasha Ambler, set up a Facebook page called The Adventures...
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has announced that Chris Burchell will become its new Chair from 1 January 2026, bringing three decades of leadership experience across the UK’s rail and energy sectors.Burchell, currently Managing Director of SSEN Distribution at SSE plc, has a long...
Passengers using Great Northern and Thameslink services will benefit from faster journeys and more frequent trains when a new East Coast Main Line timetable comes into effect on Sunday 14 December. The changes follow a £4 billion investment over the past decade, aimed at upgrading the route and...
Work has begun to transform the rail bridge underpass on Balham High Road into a brighter, safer, and more welcoming route for pedestrians, following feedback from local residents and businesses. The council aims to make the space near Balham station feel less dark and more inviting.The improvements...
Promoted by Steam Dreams, the tour is scheduled to be hauled by 61306 Mayflower with support from the LSL diesel locomotive fleet. The railtour is due to travel from London Victoria to Bath Spa, returning in the evening.The timings are as follows:1Z71 London Victoria → Bath Spa (RTT)London...
Toronto’s first modern light rail transit (LRT) line, the Finch West LRT, officially entered service on December 7, following a successful 30-day Revenue Service Demonstration. The launch marks a double milestone for the city, as the line is also controlled by Hitachi Rail’s SelTrac™...
Rail unions and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have called on the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) to agree a proper funding settlement for the British Transport Police (BTP), warning that frontline officer numbers have fallen to unsafe levels amid rising crime on the rail network.In a...
Freightliner and Porterbrook have announced a new agreement that will see 150 new Intermodal Wagons introduced to the UK rail network. The wagons will be manufactured by UK-based independent builder WH Davis, supporting Porterbrook’s growth strategy and strengthening Freightliner’s role as the...
A man has been jailed after sexually assaulting a young woman on a train between Horley and Redhill, following an investigation by British Transport Police (BTP).Hawre Mohamed, 27, of Bonehurst Road, Horley, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault last month. On Monday 8 December, he...
Police are seeking the public’s help to identify three women in connection with a racially aggravated assault at Leeds Railway Station.The incident took place at around 9.30pm on Saturday 15 November, when a man became involved in an altercation with a group of women. During the incident, one...