Rail passengers are facing disruption after a person was hit by a train between Kirkcaldy and Dundee.All lines between the two locations are currently closed while emergency services attend the incident.Trains running through the affected section may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or...
Passengers using services between Nuneaton and Rugby are facing major disruption after a bridge partially collapsed, blocking all lines through the area.The incident means trains running between the two stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or diverted via Birmingham.Services may...
Lines between Stevenage and Peterborough have reopened after emergency services completed their work following an earlier incident in which a person was hit by a train.Services are now beginning to recover, but passengers are still being warned to expect disruption while train movements return to...
The British Rail Class 175 Coradia is one of those trains that never became a national icon, but mattered greatly to the routes and passengers it served. Built by Alstom at Washwood Heath in Birmingham between 1999 and 2001, the class was part of a new generation of diesel multiple units intended to...
Passengers travelling between Stockport and Sheffield are facing disruption after a tree blocked the railway at New Mills.All lines through the affected area are currently blocked, with trains subject to delays of up to 60 minutes, cancellations or revised schedules.A team is on the way to the site...
On this day in 1892, two passenger trains collided at Esholt Junction in Yorkshire, killing five passengers and injuring 26 passengers, along with four railway staff. The crash happened at 3.34pm on Thursday 9 June at the point where the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway divided, with one route leading...
On this day in 1866, a serious railway collision took place inside Welwyn North Tunnel, north of Welwyn station in Hertfordshire, on the Great Northern Railway. The accident happened late on 9 June, at about 11.36pm, after a train of empty coal wagons came to a stand in the tunnel and was then...
On this day in 1865, a South Eastern Railway boat train from Folkestone to London derailed near Staplehurst in Kent after reaching a viaduct where part of the track had been removed for engineering work. The crash happened at 3.13pm on 9 June, between Headcorn and Staplehurst, as the train was...
A railway line has reopened after an emergency incident caused disruption to ScotRail services on Monday morning.Trains between Glasgow Queen Street and Falkirk Grahamston were disrupted for several hours while emergency services attended an incident on the route.ScotRail said services had returned...
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a taxi outside Durham Train Station.Emergency services were called to Station Approach shortly after 1pm today, Monday 8 June, following the collision.Drivers were asked to avoid the area while 999 crews dealt with the incident.Rail services...
A person has died after being struck by a train in Flintshire.Emergency services were called to the railway at Shotton shortly after 11.05am today, Monday 8 June.The incident led to disruption on the rail network, with services between Chester and Llandudno Junction cancelled until around...
Passengers using London Bridge are facing disruption after a fire next to the railway led to some lines being blocked.Services running to, from or through London Bridge may be cancelled, revised or diverted while the incident is dealt with.Some trains are being diverted to London Victoria, while...
On this day in 1950, five passengers died when fire broke out in an express passenger train near Beattock Summit on the main line between Carlisle and Glasgow. The incident happened on 8 June 1950 on British Railways’ Scottish Region, as a Birmingham to Glasgow express was travelling through the...
Passengers are facing disruption after a fire broke out next to the railway between Canonbury and Peckham Rye, New Cross Gate and New Cross.All lines in the affected area are currently disrupted, with trains subject to cancellation, delays or revised schedules while the incident is dealt with.The...
Passengers travelling between Bolton and Preston are facing disruption while emergency services deal with an incident on the route.All lines between the two stations are currently closed, meaning trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.This will affect services operated by...
The InterCity 125 is one of the most important trains in British railway history. Also known as the High Speed Train, or HST, it transformed long-distance travel from the mid-1970s onwards and gave British Rail a train that was fast, distinctive, comfortable and commercially powerful. At a time when...
On this day in 1865, a crowded excursion train derailed near Rednal station in Shropshire, leaving 13 people dead and around 30 injured. The crash happened on 7 June on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway, involving an excursion train from Birkenhead which left Chester at 12.29pm on its way to...
On this day in 1975, a London to Glasgow sleeping-car train derailed at Nuneaton Trent Valley in Warwickshire, killing six people and injuring 38. The crash happened at about 1.55am on 6 June on the West Coast Main Line, as the heavily delayed overnight service approached Nuneaton station on British...
The first of ten new Elizabeth line trains has entered testing in Derby, marking the next step in expanding capacity on one of Britain’s most successful modern railways. Class 345 No. 345071 has left Alstom’s production line at Litchurch Lane and is now undergoing final checks on the factory...
British Transport Police detectives have issued an appeal after a man suffered serious injuries in an unprovoked attack at Colindale Underground station.The incident happened at around 5.50pm on Monday 25 May while the victim was on the Tube platform looking at a map to plan his journey.Police said...