Hull Trains carried record numbers of sports supporters in May after adding special non-stop services for two major finals in London.The operator said 8,500 customers from Hull, Brough, Cottingham and Beverley travelled with Hull Trains across the two key sporting weekends involving Hull City and...
Great Western Railway will add more than 5,000 extra seats this weekend as music fans head to Summer Fest at the Beach in Weston-super-Mare.The operator is putting on additional trains and strengthening existing services across Friday, Saturday and Sunday to help passengers travel to and from the...
Passenger numbers on the Newquay to Par line rose sharply during the first week of new Mid Cornwall Metro services, according to Great Western Railway.Between Sunday 17 May and Saturday 23 May, journeys on the route were almost 25 per cent higher than during the same week in 2025. GWR recorded 726...
Youth workers are being sent onto trains heading to Brighton as part of a new safeguarding project aimed at supporting vulnerable young people before problems escalate.Southern and Thameslink have announced the recipients of their 2026/27 Your Station, Your Community fund, with £300,000 being used...
Eurostar carried 20 million passengers in 2025 as the international high-speed rail operator reported further growth and revenue of more than €2bn.The company’s full-year results show passenger numbers rose by 3% compared with the previous year, with around 500,000 more people travelling on...
Caledonian Sleeper has unveiled a new branded look on part of its train fleet as part of a collaboration celebrating Sony Pictures Television’s global hit franchise “Outlander”.The visual takeover, launched following this month’s series finale and ahead of World Outlander Day on 1 June, is...
An LNER Azuma has made another test run on the Midland Main Line as the operator continues to examine whether services could use alternative routes during major engineering work on the East Coast Main Line.The overnight trial took place from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, 4 June 2026, using...
Avanti West Coast has added a Staffordshire-brewed beer to its First Class menu as part of a new partnership with Titanic Brewery.The intercity train operator has worked with the Stoke-on-Trent brewery to introduce an India Pale Ale to its complimentary onboard food and drink range for First Class...
Passengers travelling through Leicester, Kettering and Market Harborough are being warned to plan ahead as railway upgrade work affects services over the next two weekends.The disruption will take place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June, and again on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June, while Network Rail...
Passengers using Chalkwell station are being advised to expect changes to access routes as work continues on a project to make the station step-free.The accessibility scheme, being delivered by Network Rail and c2c teams now working together under the GBR Anglia banner, has reached the stage where...
Passengers using trains through Birmingham are being warned to check before travelling over the next two weekends as HS2-related engineering work affects services between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway.The disruption is linked to major work in the Saltley and Washwood areas of...
A three-week closure of part of the Far North Line will begin this weekend as Network Rail starts a £6m package of engineering work on the Highland route.The work forms part of a wider, multi-year investment programme aimed at improving journeys on one of Scotland’s most remote and important...
Passengers travelling to and from Heathrow Airport are being warned of major disruption after a points failure at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3.The fault has left some lines blocked, affecting services on both the Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express. Trains may be cancelled, revised, or delayed by up...
Passengers travelling between Charlton and Woolwich Dockyard are facing major disruption after a train hit a tree and became unable to continue its journey.Both lines are currently blocked while the driver checks the train for possible damage. Services through the area are being cancelled, severely...
The planned Universal resort near Bedford has put one of the area’s longest-running rail questions back in the spotlight: Wixams station. The government has now committed major public funding to support infrastructure linked to the development, including transport improvements designed to help the...
British Transport Police detectives have issued an appeal after a woman was sexually assaulted on board a train travelling from Northampton.Officers have released an image of a man they want to identify as part of their investigation into the incident, which took place between 2pm and 3pm on...
A 47-year-old London man has been jailed after sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman on a train between Birmingham New Street and London Euston.Adrian White, of Sandringham Road, London, appeared at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 26 May, where he was sentenced to eight months in prison....
Rail services between Preston and Ormskirk have been suspended while emergency services deal with an incident on the line.All lines are currently closed, meaning trains are unable to run through the affected area while the response is ongoing.Rail replacement transport has been requested to operate...
Lumo is one of the most distinctive train operators on Britain’s railway, not because it runs the largest network or serves the most stations, but because of what it represents. Launched in 2021, the FirstGroup-owned operator set out to prove that a leaner, cheaper, open-access model could work on...
Rail passengers are facing disruption between Gidea Park and Shenfield after an object became caught in the overhead line equipment.The incident means some lines are blocked, with trains running between the two stations at risk of delay, cancellation or short-notice changes.Transport for London has...