A woman has been arrested in Toronto after her car was struck by a train at a west-end GO station, police confirmed.The collision occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Wednesday near the Etobicoke North GO station on Kipling Avenue, just north of Highway 409. Toronto police said the 19-year-old driver...
A head‑on collision between two passenger trains occurred on 30 December 2025 on the single-track railway connecting Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu in Peru’s Cusco region. The crash, involving trains operated by PeruRail and Inca Rail, killed one railway worker and injured around 40...
The Settle and Carlisle line, one of Britain’s most scenic railways, has resumed its historic role as a diversionary route in January 2026, with Avanti West Coast operating passenger services while the West Coast Main Line (WCML) is closed for major engineering works. The line is being used as an...
Passengers travelling through Selhurst are being warned of significant disruption later today after emergency engineering works were scheduled to take place in the area.The work is now due to begin at 21.00 on Thursday 1 January and will remain in place until the end of service. As a result, several...
Avanti West Coast has begun operating passenger services over the Settle to Carlisle railway as part of a temporary plan to maintain rail links across the North West during a major infrastructure closure. The move coincides with a two-week blockade of the West Coast Main Line between Preston and...
A signalling fault between Langley and Slough is caused disruption to rail services earlier, with fewer trains able to operate and those that do running at reduced speeds. Passengers travelling to, from or through the affected stations are being warned to expect delays of up to 25 minutes as service...
On this day, 1 January 1946, a serious rail accident occurred at Lichfield Trent Valley station in Staffordshire, resulting in the deaths of 20 passengers and injuries to 21 others. The Lichfield rail crash happened shortly before 7pm on New Year’s Day when a goods train was mistakenly routed into...
Police are appealing for help to locate a missing teenager who was last seen in Maidstone late on Tuesday evening. Officers say 14-year-old Maisie Cornish was seen at Maidstone railway station at around 11pm on December 30, where it is believed she may have boarded a train towards London.Maisie is...
A person has died after being struck by a train near Potters Bar station, causing major disruption on services to London Kings Cross. Emergency services were called to the scene at 1.41pm on December 31 following reports of a casualty on the tracks.The individual was pronounced dead at the scene....
A man who admitted stealing high-value cabling from the railway network is set to be sentenced early in the new year after his court hearing was postponed. Andrew Holland was due to be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on December 23, but proceedings were adjourned after it emerged he had been recalled...
Millions of discounted train tickets will go on sale next week as part of a nationwide promotion aimed at encouraging travel for leisure, commuting and short breaks. The Great British Rail Sale will run for seven days from 6 to 12 January 2026, offering savings of more than 50 per cent on a wide...
British tourists were among passengers caught up in a deadly train collision on a popular rail route serving Peru’s most famous tourist attraction. The crash, involving two trains travelling towards Machu Picchu, has left at least one person dead and around 40 others injured, according to local...
A consortium led by rolling stock manufacturer CAF has secured a major contract to deliver Lot 2 of the new Naples Metro Line 10, marking a significant step forward for the city’s transport expansion plans. The contract was awarded by E.A.V. S.r.l., the public transport authority for Italy’s...
Detectives are appealing for help to identify a group of men after an attempted robbery on a London Underground train at Northwick Park. Images have been released as part of an investigation into the incident, which took place late on Monday evening.Police say the incident happened just before 11pm...
A person has been left fighting for their life after being struck by a train in Gateshead late on Tuesday evening. Emergency services were called to the railway line close to the Redheugh Bridge after reports of a casualty on the tracks shortly before 11pm on December 30.A large-scale response was...
Emergency services were called to a section of railway in Dorset during the early hours after reports of an injured person on the tracks near Gillingham. The response involved police, ambulance crews and firefighters, with access to the casualty complicated by the location near a railway bridge.Fire...
A fatal incident on the Norwich to London rail line has led to disruption after a person was struck by a train at Ingatestone station. The collision occurred shortly before midday, drawing an emergency response to the Essex station.Emergency services attended alongside Network Rail staff, while rail...
A CSX freight train derailed in rural southern Kentucky on Tuesday, spilling a flammable chemical and igniting a fire that prompted authorities to issue a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. The incident occurred at around 6:15 a.m. CST in Todd County, but no injuries were...
Cleaners working on the Docklands Light Railway are set to walk out on New Year’s Eve in a dispute over sick pay arrangements. Members of the RMT employed by contractor Bidvest Noonan will stage pickets from 6am on Wednesday 31 December until Thursday 1 January, marking the latest action following...
Northern has issued updated guidance for passengers planning travel over New Year and into the first week of January. Services will largely follow normal weekday timetables on New Year's Eve, though the final trains will depart around 9pm. Meanwhile, bus replacements will operate between Leeds and...