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A passenger train travelling at 123mph smashed into an industrial trolley left on the tracks during maintenance work. The incident involved a Great Western Railway service as it sped through Challow, Oxfordshire, on its journey from London ...

13 Oct 2022 at 13:51

RMT train drivers to join strike action next month

Train driver members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are to join thousands of other workers on strike next month, it has been announced. The union said its members at 14 train operators will walk out on February 1 and 3. The ...

17 Jan 2023 at 15:52

Rail union announces fresh strikes at two train operators

A rail union has announced fresh strikes at two train operators in the days after Christmas. The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) said around 700 of its members at West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Great Western Railway ...

14 Dec 2022 at 13:52

Will my station’s ticket office close?

Train operators are taking different approaches to the closure of ticket offices. Avanti West Coast, which runs services on the West Coast Main Line, said it proposes to close “all ticket office windows at stations”. That ...

05 Jul 2023 at 14:33

Train drivers at 16 operators to refuse to work overtime

Train drivers at 16 rail operators will refuse to work overtime for six days next month in the long running dispute over pay. Aslef said its members will withdraw non-contractual overtime – known as rest day working – ...

19 Jun 2023 at 12:28

Train operator slashes timetable due to ‘fuel problem’

A train operator has slashed services due to a “fuel problem”. South Western Railway (SWR) said it will run a reduced timetable between Basingstoke, Salisbury and Exeter St Davids “until further notice”. Performance ...

21 Apr 2023 at 09:51

Fatal crash train operator runs services at lower speeds over ‘slippery rails’

A train operator involved in a fatal crash suspected to have been caused by slippery rails is running services at reduced speed on Wednesday because of the same issue. Two Transport for Wales (TfW) trains collided ...

23 Oct 2024 at 20:06

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Paddington In Peru Express launched by stars ahead of film’s release

The stars from the upcoming Paddington In Peru unveiled a specially wrapped Great Western Railway Intercity Express train ahead of the film’s release. Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Madeleine Harris and Samuel ...

31 Oct 2024 at 02:45

Boost train competition to ‘revitalise’ railways, report urges

More competition on rail routes should be encouraged as part of measures to “revitalise” Britain’s railways, an industry body has said. Rail Partners, which represents private train companies, said allowing ...

11 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Swan on the line disrupts train operator for second day in a row

A train operator is being disrupted by a swan for the second day in a row. South Western Railway said “a swan on the line” is affecting services in south-west London between Clapham Junction and Wimbledon. ...

21 Sept 2023 at 11:15

Key rail route reopens after 10-week closure to repair viaduct

One of Britain’s most important railway lines has reopened after a 10-week closure because of an unsafe viaduct. Network Rail said passenger trains started running again over Nuneham Viaduct in ...

09 Jun 2023 at 10:34

More misery for Paddington rail passengers

Passengers on a major rail route plagued by problems suffered more disruption on Monday. Network Rail said it had imposed speed restrictions between London Paddington and Reading, causing ...

08 Jan 2024 at 13:52

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