Passenger numbers on Northern services climbed to their highest level since the pandemic last year, with close to 100 million journeys recorded across the operator’s network in 2025.The train company logged 98.6 million passenger journeys during the calendar year, marking a 10% rise compared with...
Rail union RMT is set to protest outside Transport for London’s board meeting next month as it intensifies its campaign against outsourcing and calls on Mayor Sadiq Khan to bring TfL cleaners back under public control.The demonstration will take place from 9.30am on Wednesday 4 February outside...
A fatal derailment on Barcelona’s commuter rail network has left a train driver dead and at least 37 passengers injured, five of them seriously, as Spain’s rail system reels from a second deadly crash in just two days.The Rodalies train came off the tracks on Tuesday night after striking a...
Police are seeking witnesses after an elderly man was assaulted during a train journey to Gravesend earlier this month.The incident occurred at around 4.35pm on 1 January 2026, when a train guard approached a passenger to inspect his ticket. Officers say the man became aggressive during the...
Police are urging victims and witnesses to come forward following a reported sexual harassment incident on the London Underground involving a man travelling from Holborn to King’s Cross.The incident took place at around 12.45pm on Tuesday, 13 January 2026. Officers say a man was seen smoking on...
Passengers using Greater Anglia services between London and Essex are experiencing disruption this evening following a police incident on the railway.Police were called to reports of a person at risk of self-harm on the line between Stratford and Shenfield. The individual has since been located and...
Bedford Borough Council has been told it will not recover more than £32m already spent on plans and construction work for a new railway station, after the project was paused and reconfigured.Councillors were informed that the authority will not be reimbursed for an estimated £32.1m incurred while...
Passengers using the West Coast Main Line are expected to see long-term improvements as Network Rail moves forward with a wide-ranging programme of renewal on the heavily used route linking London, the Midlands, the North West and Scotland.Network Rail has set out the next phase of work aimed at...
Passengers using the West Coast Main Line are expected to see improvements in reliability following a new joint working arrangement introduced at a railway control centre in Warwickshire.London Northwestern Railway has strengthened its presence at Network Rail’s Rail Operations Centre in Rugby by...
Independent businesses have become the dominant presence at South Western Railway stations, now accounting for three quarters of all retailers across the network as smaller enterprises continue to expand their footprint.Although familiar national brands remain part of the mix, including the recent...
Around 50 households were temporarily forced to leave their homes after a train derailed in Bedford County early on Tuesday, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and ongoing traffic disruption.County officials said the derailment occurred near Wartrace at about 7 a.m., leading to evacuations...
An MP has held talks with senior rail officials amid growing calls for safety improvements following the death of a teenage boy at a railway foot crossing in Somerset.Harry Basham, who was 17, was fatally struck by a train as he made his way to work near Taunton at around 07:00 BST on 24 October....
Police have identified the man whose body was discovered beside a railway line in Carmarthen, following an emergency response that disrupted services over the weekend.The discovery was made on the morning of Saturday, January 10, after passengers travelling through Carmarthen reported seeing what...
SNCF Voyageurs has approved a further investment in its future high-speed fleet after its Board of Directors signed off an additional order for 15 new-generation Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains. The deal is valued at around 600 million euros, with the new trains scheduled to enter service from...
DB Cargo UK has agreed a deal to sell 25 Class 66 freight locomotives to Romania’s largest private rail operator, Grup Feroviar Roman, marking a significant transfer of rolling stock from the UK to mainland Europe.The multi-million-pound agreement will see the first locomotive, 66014, depart DB...
Transport for Wales is set to trial a new late-night direct rail service from Cardiff to North Wales following Wales’ World Cup play-off matches in March, offering supporters a same-night journey home after the final whistle.For the first time, a dedicated 23:00 departure will run directly from...
Construction work on HS2’s longest tunnel has now been completed, marking a significant civil engineering milestone for the high-speed rail project.HS2 Ltd confirmed that finishing work at two ventilation shafts on the Chiltern tunnel, at Chesham Road and Little Missenden, brings to a close a...
Network Rail is preparing to carry out a £3.8 million programme of track renewals at Aberdeen station, a major hub on Scotland’s rail network, aimed at improving performance and long-term reliability.The work will be delivered across three consecutive weekends, beginning on Saturday 31 January,...
Network Rail has completed a weekend of emergency engineering work across parts of the south west after two separate landslips threatened the stability of the railway.Services were suspended on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 January on routes between Crewkerne and Exeter St Davids in Devon, and between...
Train services to St Ives in Cornwall have resumed this morning following the completion of planned engineering work by Network Rail on the branch line.The route from St Erth had been closed for two weeks while teams carried out extensive upgrades designed to improve safety and long-term...