On this day in 1917, one of Kentucky’s deadliest rail disasters occurred at Shepherdsville on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Shortly after 5:30pm on 20 December, passenger train No. 7, a fast express commonly known as the Flyer, collided with the rear of local passenger train No. 41, known...
On this day in 1984, a major rail incident occurred inside the Summit Tunnel on the trans-Pennine route between Littleborough and Todmorden, on the boundary of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. In the early hours of 20 December, at about 05:50, British Rail freight train 6M08 entered the tunnel...
The family of 16-year-old Daisy House have paid tribute to her after her death earlier this week.Emergency services were called to Loughton Underground station shortly after 2.30pm on Monday 15 December following reports of a person on the tracks. Paramedics also attended the scene, but despite...
ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH has officially launched Stadler’s TRAMLINK trams into regular service, marking a new chapter in sustainable urban transport for Brandenburg’s capital.The first two of 13 ordered TRAMLINK vehicles began operating in Potsdam yesterday, following successful testing...
Appenzeller Bahnen is set to modernise its fleet on the Rorschach–Heiden line with two new adhesion and rack-and-pinion railcars from Stadler, scheduled to enter service at the end of 2028. The investment, valued at around 17.5 million Swiss francs, aims to improve reliability, comfort, and...
The RMT union has strongly criticised Amey Rail’s plans to cut 59 jobs on the Core Valley Lines (CVL) transformation project, warning the move could spark industrial action.Amey Rail confirmed it intends to make 59 roles redundant across operational, engineering, supervisory, and management...
Transport for Wales is urging passengers to plan ahead over the Christmas and New Year period, as essential engineering work will affect train and bus services across the Wales & Borders network.No trains or rail replacement buses will operate on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Services will...
TransPennine Express has celebrated 200 years of the modern railway with the unveiling of a specially named Nova 1 (Class 802) train at Newcastle Station.The Railway 200-themed train was revealed on Friday 19 December, with invited guests and an enthusiastic crowd on hand to witness the launch. The...
Rail passengers are being urged to plan ahead this Christmas and New Year as festive timetables and ongoing engineering work lead to changes across the network.London Liverpool Street station will be closed for eight days while Network Rail replaces ageing roof panels, with additional work taking...
A recent investigation has raised concerns over the effectiveness of Network Rail’s equipment designed to detect landslides, following a train derailment in Cumbria.The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) looked into the November 3 derailment of an Avanti West Coast service at Shap. Early...
Are you looking to capture a glimpse of "The York Yuletide Express" railtour on 20th December 2025? Promoted by The Railway Touring Company, the tour is scheduled to be hauled by two WCRC Class 33 locomotives with further support from the WCRC diesel fleet. The railtour is due to travel from London...
Are you looking to capture a glimpse of "The Pathfinder Finale" railtour on 20th December 2025? Promoted by Pathfinder Tours, the tour is scheduled to be hauled by D1015 Western Champion with support from the WCRC diesel fleet. The railtour is due to travel from Salisbury to Lostock Hall Junction,...
On this day in 1973, a British Rail express passenger train was derailed on the Great Western Main Line between Ealing Broadway and West Ealing in west London, causing one of the most serious railway accidents of the decade. The 17:18 service from London Paddington to Oxford was travelling at about...
Armed police boarded a London-to-Manchester train in Cheshire after reports of a man carrying a knife prompted an emergency response.British Transport Police were called to Macclesfield railway station at 1.44pm on Wednesday 18 December as an Avanti West Coast service from London Euston to...
A teenage boy has been charged following a racist incident outside Glasgow’s Queen Street station that left a group of women shaken and distressed.The incident took place on 12 September, when Evelyn Leitizia, 41, was spending time in the city with female relatives. As they stood outside the...
British Transport Police have issued an appeal for information after an attempted robbery involving a young woman at a London Underground station.The incident took place late on Tuesday 25 November, shortly before 11.30pm, after a 19-year-old woman left a District line service at Stamford Brook...
British Transport Police have issued an appeal after a woman was assaulted at a North London railway station, releasing CCTV images of a man officers want to identify.The incident is reported to have taken place at about 4.40pm on Sunday 30 November, while the woman was standing on the platform at...
British Transport Police have issued an appeal for information as part of an investigation into the sexual assault of a teenage passenger on a train in Sussex.The incident is reported to have taken place at around 4.40pm on Wednesday 8 October, while the 17-year-old victim was travelling on a...
A man who robbed an elderly passenger on a train before threatening him with a knife has been sentenced to more than three years in prison following an investigation by British Transport Police.Denzel Nyamutora, 25, of no fixed address, admitted one count of robbery and two counts of possessing a...
Network Rail is set to begin a programme of essential engineering work at Langbank station, including repairs to a railway bridge and the renewal of part of the platform structure. The investment, valued at £652,000, is aimed at safeguarding the long-term reliability of both rail services and the...