Rail passengers travelling later this month are being advised to prepare for disruption as Network Rail undertakes major strengthening work on the River Plym railway bridge, a project designed to support heavier and more frequent trains well into the future.The programme will run from Saturday 21...
Rail services through Oxford were operating normally this morning after Network Rail completed a major construction stage on the Oxfordshire Connect programme, marking the successful replacement of the Botley Road rail bridge.The work followed an eight-day shutdown designed to give engineers a safe...
Rail services along the south coast are severely disrupted after a train struck an obstruction at Portchester, leaving the affected service unable to move. The driver examined the train at the scene and confirmed it could not continue, immediately impacting movements on the surrounding lines.With...
A teenage boy from Harlow has admitted responsibility for a serious violent incident at Harlow Railway Station, appearing before magistrates to face a series of charges linked to the same day.The 15-year-old, who cannot be identified because of his age, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court...
A teenage girl has been taken into custody following an incident at Doncaster railway station that prompted police intervention. Officers were called to the station to support British Transport Police after reports of threatening behaviour.The arrest was carried out by officers from the Doncaster...
British Transport Police have appealed for help after a serious assault at Wolverhampton railway station left a man hospitalised following a football match. Officers have issued images of a man they want to identify, believing he may hold information crucial to the investigation.The attack took...
The long-running dispute involving the Far North Line request stop at Altnabreac has taken a fresh twist after the couple at the centre of the row publicly claimed online that they halted multiple trains and began posting videos they say document what happened. The dispute has already drawn...
Denmark’s state rail operator has signed a major framework agreement that will see a new generation of fully automated trains introduced on Copenhagen’s S-bane network, marking one of the largest rail investments in the country’s history.DSB has selected a consortium formed by Siemens Mobility...
A fatal incident involving a train brought widespread disruption to services on the London Euston line on Saturday afternoon.Emergency services were called to Kenton Road at Harrow station at around 1.25pm on February 7 after reports that a person had been struck by a train. Despite the attendance...
Two intoxicated women who shoved a man onto live railway tracks and left his girlfriend with broken teeth during a violent attack at Birmingham New Street Station have avoided immediate custody.Morgan Cox and Ellouise Parke, both 23, approached the couple on a station platform on April 11 last year...
Police are appealing for help to identify a man they want to speak to following the theft of a bag from a rail replacement bus in Essex.The incident took place shortly after 10.45am on Saturday 10 January while the victim was travelling on a rail replacement service between Chelmsford and...
British Transport Police have launched an investigation after a violent incident at Egham railway station left several people injured on Friday evening.Officers were called to the Surrey station at around 9pm on Friday 6 February following reports that a number of people had suffered knife injuries...
Train drivers at Hull Trains have voted to extend their ongoing industrial action, with strikes set to continue for a further six months following a new ballot.Walkouts have been taking place since March 2025 after the union Aslef claimed one of its members was unfairly dismissed for raising a...
Police are appealing to the public for help to trace two missing teenage girls who were last seen in Lincolnshire and are now believed to be travelling much further afield.Ava and Lexi were both reported missing on Thursday, 5 February. Officers say the pair were seen buying tickets at Spalding...
Detectives have issued an appeal for information following a reported sexual assault involving a passenger travelling through North Greenwich Underground station late last year.The incident is said to have begun at around 10.45pm on Friday 21 November while a woman was waiting on the platform....
Police are seeking assistance from the public after a significant theft from a heritage railway building in North Yorkshire, where thousands of pounds worth of lead was stolen during an evening raid.The incident took place at around 8.50pm on Friday 23 January at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway...
Emergency services were called to a freight train derailment in Mansfield on Thursday morning after multiple cars left the tracks and several ended up in a nearby river. The incident was reported at 9:22 a.m., prompting a coordinated response from state and local authorities.Connecticut State Police...
The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent reflects a cautious pause rather than a clear turning point in the economic cycle. While inflation is forecast to ease further later in the year, policymakers remain wary of moving too quickly. For Britain’s railways,...
Manchester United’s vision for a new 100,000-seat stadium beside Old Trafford has been sold as a statement project: a modern arena on a global scale, positioned as the centrepiece of a sweeping regeneration of the surrounding district. The club and its backers have presented it as far more than a...
Engineers working on HS2’s Chiltern Tunnel have completed a key piece of infrastructure at the northern end of the route, finishing construction of two large portal extensions designed to manage air pressure as high-speed trains enter the tunnel. Known as porous portals, the structures sit near...