Rail operator Northern has commended passengers for their cooperation during one of the busiest periods in the Liverpool travel calendar, as thousands descended on Merseyside for the Grand National.More than 150,000 people attended the three-day racing festival at Aintree Racecourse, placing...
Passengers planning to travel on the West Anglia route in early May are being urged to check their journeys in advance, with major disruption expected due to a programme of station improvement works.Operator Greater Anglia has confirmed that engineering activity will take place over the weekend of 9...
Rail services in Devon were brought to a standstill earlier today after emergency crews responded to reports of an injured person on the tracks.The incident occurred at Exeter Central railway station in the early hours of Tuesday morning (April 14). Trains running between Exeter Central and London...
Emergency services were called to a west London Underground station after a person was found on the tracks during the evening rush hour.The incident happened at North Ealing Underground station at around 4.20pm on Monday (April 13). Officers from British Transport Police attended alongside...
A man convicted of murdering a 21-year-old student on railway tracks in south-west London is now awaiting sentencing after a jury found him guilty at court.Dino Donaldson was convicted at the Old Bailey on Tuesday following a unanimous verdict. The 21-year-old, from Caxton Road in Ealing, has been...
Passengers requiring assistance at London Euston station are now able to use a newly upgraded assisted travel lounge, following the completion of refurbishment works aimed at improving accessibility and comfort.The revamped space reopened on Tuesday morning (14 April), with regular user and...
Police are continuing to investigate after a train was targeted by a brick-throwing incident in Cornwall, leaving the service damaged and out of operation.The attack happened in the St Austell area on the evening of April 6, when a train travelling towards Plymouth was struck. Although no injuries...
Rail services between St Helens and Warrington were brought to a halt after a fatal incident on the line on Sunday evening.Emergency crews were called to the railway near Winwick, between Earlestown and Warrington Bank Quay, following reports of a casualty on the tracks. The line was closed in both...
A rail investigation has found that a derailment on the West Coast Main Line near Milton Keynes was caused by a train being routed over points that were not correctly set for its direction of travel.The incident occurred at around 12:27 on 26 June 2025 at Denbigh Hall South Junction, between...
Detectives have issued an appeal to identify a man in connection with an incident at Govan Subway Station.The incident took place at around 7.30pm on Friday 9 January, with officers from the British Transport Police now releasing two images of a man they believe may be able to assist with their...
A heritage railway in Cornwall has been targeted by burglars twice in the space of a week, leaving staff concerned and operations disrupted.Bodmin & Wenford Railway confirmed that intruders forced entry into a carriage during both incidents, stealing food, alcohol and cash, while also causing...
Passengers often assume that Britain’s railways are among the safest in the world, and statistically that remains true. Yet recent figures showing nearly £300,000 paid out in compensation for passenger injuries across parts of the network raise an uncomfortable question: what is actually...
Plans to demolish a long-closed railway footbridge have been shelved, with authorities instead opting to reinforce the existing structure in a bid to restore access to a key platform.Passengers at South Bank railway station have been unable to reach platform two for around 18 months after safety...
Detectives have issued an appeal following an incident of indecent exposure at Hull Paragon Interchange.The incident occurred at around 9.15pm on Friday 13 March, when a man allegedly exposed himself in full view of members of the public inside the station.Officers from the British Transport Police...
For decades, the The Jacobite steam train has traded on nostalgia, cinematic fame and the rugged beauty of the West Highland Line. But as the 2026 season stalls before it has even begun, the romance has given way to a far more uncomfortable question: how did one of Britain’s most famous trains end...
Rail passengers travelling through Bath are being urged to check their journeys later this month as major restoration work begins on two historic structures linked to Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s railway legacy.Network Rail is set to carry out extensive refurbishment of the Grade II listed Sydney...
Emergency services were called after a lorry struck a low railway bridge in Newport, Essex, in the early hours of Friday morning — the latest in a series of similar incidents at the location.Fire crews attended the bridge on Cambridge Road at around 1am on April 10, where they discovered a heavy...
The return of one of Britain’s most recognisable heritage rail journeys is facing uncertainty, with operators warning that the new season may not begin as planned.West Coast Railways, which runs the Jacobite steam service along the West Highland Line, has confirmed that it has yet to set a launch...
Rail services in the Highlands were disrupted after a fatal incident on the line, with emergency services responding to reports of a person struck by a train.The incident occurred early on Friday morning, with the route between Nairn and Elgin closed shortly after 7.45am. Services operated by...
A landmark case has been brought by British Transport Police, marking the first charge secured under new sex-based harassment legislation introduced earlier this month.The charge was authorised just two days after the law came into force on 1 April, signalling an immediate use of the strengthened...