Detectives have issued an appeal to identify two men after an attempted robbery at a busy Essex railway station.British Transport Police said the incident took place at Shenfield station at around 9.30pm on Saturday 22 November. Officers believe the victim was approached by two men who demanded his...
Detectives are appealing for help to identify a man following a reported sexual assault on an Elizabeth Line service in London.British Transport Police said the incident took place on a train travelling from Bond Street to Paddington. Investigators believe the assault occurred at around 7.10pm on...
A man has been arrested at a railway station after a vigilante group broadcast a confrontation online, prompting police intervention.West Mercia Police confirmed that officers detained a 44-year-old man at Hereford Train Station on suspicion of attempting to meet a female child following alleged...
A large flightless bird caused an unusual interruption to rail services in East Yorkshire after straying onto the tracks, prompting a temporary halt to trains.The incident unfolded early in the morning when the driver of a Hull to Liverpool passenger service alerted controllers to the presence of an...
Are you looking to capture a glimpse of "The Canary Brush Positioning Move" railtour on 23rd January 2026? Operated by LSL the tour is scheduled to be hauled by a class 47 locomotive from their fleet. The railtour is a positioning move from Crewe to Norwich, ahead of a railtour from the Norfolk city...
A key stretch of the Tyne and Wear Metro serving North Tyneside and Newcastle is due to close temporarily next month as part of a programme of essential renewal work aimed at improving long-term reliability.The investment project will require a full line closure between Shiremoor and St James, in...
Bletchley West has been identified as the preferred site for a new Train Maintenance Depot that will support the operation of East West Rail services and is expected to generate more than 100 full-time jobs.The proposed depot would be built alongside Whaddon Road, to the west of Bletchley and north...
Rail union TSSA has said two fatal train crashes in Spain within a short period have underlined the need for relentless attention to rail safety and have exposed the increasing risks posed by extreme weather linked to climate change.The latest incident occurred near Barcelona during severe storms,...
Eversholt Rail has formally joined Beacon in a move described as a significant step in the company’s expansion and a development that reinforces its role in the rail leasing market across the UK and Europe.The acquisition brings Eversholt Rail into the Beacon group, creating a larger organisation...
Rail passengers travelling between Derby and Crewe are being advised to check their plans this weekend as engineering work at a level crossing in Derbyshire leads to service changes.Network Rail will be carrying out a major upgrade at Sudbury level crossing on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January. The...
Rail passengers using Oxford are being advised to check travel plans in advance in early February while Network Rail carries out a major stage of work to install a new railway bridge next to Oxford station, part of a wider programme to increase capacity and improve services.The bridge installation...
The East Lancashire Railway is set to broaden its programme of heritage rail services, community engagement and educational activity following the launch of a new partnership with Network Rail.Under the agreement, materials no longer required on the national rail network – including rail, sleepers...
Passenger numbers are rising across the Southeastern network, with both newly opened and long-established stations recording a marked return to rail travel, according to the latest industry data.Statistics published by the Office of Rail and Road for the year to March 2025 show particularly strong...
Almost 3,000 visitors stepped aboard a specially converted exhibition train at Crewe station as part of nationwide celebrations marking two centuries of railways in the UK, with Avanti West Coast hosting the event.The touring train, Inspiration, arrived in Crewe from Thursday 15 to Sunday 19...
On this day in 1960, in the early hours of 21 January, a serious railway accident occurred near Langcliffe on the Settle–Carlisle line in northern England when two trains collided, killing five people and injuring eight others. The 9:05 p.m. express passenger train from Glasgow St Enoch to London...
A man has died after falling from a subway platform and being struck by a train at a Philadelphia station in the early hours of Wednesday, authorities have confirmed.Philadelphia police said Terrell Burton, 41, was fatally injured at the SEPTA Broad Street Line’s Hunting Park Station at around...
A 31-year-old man was killed early Wednesday after being struck by a train in Ogden, prompting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.Police were called to the area near 3550 Pacific Avenue shortly before 5am following reports that a pedestrian had been hit by a train....
The opening of Liverpool’s planned £100m Baltic station has been pushed back by two years, with the Liverpool City Region mayor confirming the project is now expected to be completed in 2029 rather than 2027.The station, intended to serve the Baltic Triangle area, has been delayed because Network...
A man who targeted a teenage girl at Cosham railway station has been jailed for a year after admitting a sexual assault uncovered through a British Transport Police investigation.Barnaby Money, 46, from East Hill Road in Ryde, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on 15 January, where he received a...
Police have confirmed the death of a person on the railway near Kirkham following an emergency response earlier today.Officers and paramedics were called to Kirkham and Wesham railway station at 9.18am on Wednesday, January 21, after a report was made of a casualty on the tracks. Emergency services...