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The Latest Breaking News from Network Rail

Major West Coast main line overhaul to shut Europe’s busiest track for weeks at a time

The work coincides with the closure of a busy motorway – what is being done, why, and how disruptive will it be?

The Independent UK

Police hunt man who caused £550k worth of train delays after climbing onto tracks

The trespasser caused 16 trains to be cancelled, and a further 54 to be partially cancelled

The Independent UK

South Western train derailed at 85mph after hitting ‘hazardous’ piece of track

Unsupervised workers left a section of ‘redundant rail’ on the line, an accident report found

The Independent UK

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Railway trespasser jailed after causing 1,000 Waterloo trains to be cancelled or delayed at cost of £1.2m

Man evaded police for several days but now faces 18 months in prison

Evening Standard

Tragedy ‘must never be repeated’ say families of track workers struck by train

Network Rail was fined almost £4 million after the deaths of Gareth Delbridge and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis on the tracks near Port Talbot in 2019.

Evening Standard

Rail strikes, fare rises and broken signals: Why train passengers nationwide are facing continued misery this year

Exclusive: State-run Northern Rail has cancelled an average of 142 trains per day so far this year

The Independent UK

Network Rail fined £3.75m after deaths of two track workers

Gareth Delbridge, 64, and Michael Lewis, 58, were hit by a train while working for Network Rail near Margam, Port Talbot, in July 2019.

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Network Rail fined £3.75m for health and safety breaches that led to death of track workers

Gareth Delbridge and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis died after being hit by a train near Port Talbot in July 2019

The Guardian - UK

TfL 'wants to double' number of Elizabeth line trains serving Heathrow airport Terminal 5

At present, only two ‘Lizzie line’ trains an hour arrive at and depart from the biggest of Heathrow’s terminals

Evening Standard

Trains restart after suspected drink-driver crashes on to tracks in Salford

National Rail says incident will continue to cause major disruption to services between Manchester and Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool-Manchester train line closed after car plummets onto rail track

Affected train services include Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales

The Independent UK

OPINION - Is King's Cross trying to make me cry? This departure board plan is frankly sadistic

One of the countless ways in which humanity is divided is evident at any railway station, viz, between those who turn up for their journey nice and early and those who, try as they may, end up running for the train. I am one of the bad ‘uns; try as…

Evening Standard

Anger at King’s Cross plan to remove trains from departure boards earlier – here’s how you can beat it

Network Rail is trialling final boarding calls for long-distance trains ‘so people don’t rush’

The Independent UK

Commuter anger as trains vanish from London King's Cross departure boards early

A trial has been launched at King’s Cross in a bid to ease the last-minute rush of passengers running to reach their trains

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘So patronising’: rail bosses spark anger by hiding train departure times

Scheme aimed at stopping platform dashes sees schedules deleted from boards three minutes before departure

The Independent UK

Network Rail tells staff to stop saying passenger in bid to 'speak customer's language’

Switching ‘passenger’ to ‘you’ makes for more conversational communication, Network Rail says

Evening Standard

Railway fully reopened across Scotland following Storm Eowyn

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop praised Network Rail staff for working in ‘difficult circumstances’ to clear all routes.

Evening Standard

Inquiry into Stonehaven derailment which killed three could last 12 weeks

The incident occurred during torrential rain in August 2020.

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The Independent UK

Elizabeth line train speeding 20mph over limit due to 'dirty' sign left passengers shaken

Travelling at almost double the speed limit caused the train to ‘jolt sideways’

Evening Standard

Thousands still without power after damage caused by Storm Eowyn

More than 180,000 Scottish homes had lost power at the peak of the storm at the weekend.

The National (Scotland)

A quarter of rail services to be shut on Tuesday amid Storm Eowyn disruption

Around a quarter of rail services will be suspended on Tuesday as Scotland continues to feel the impact of Storm Eowyn.

Evening Standard

Elizabeth line passenger thrown to floor when 'confused' driver went through points too fast

Rail watchdog issues safety alert after train went through junction at 20mph faster than safe speed

The National (Scotland)

Storm Eowyn is a warning ‘climate change is with us’, says John Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister has said reconnecting power in Scotland following Storm Eowyn has been a “colossal” task and the impact is a…

Evening Standard

Storm Eowyn is a warning ‘climate change is with us’, says First Minister

John Swinney said restoring power across Scotland after the storm has been a ‘colossal’ task.

The National (Scotland)

Power and transport disruption continues after Storm Eowyn batters Scotland

Disruption is continuing after Storm Eowyn battered Scotland, claiming one life and leaving thousands without power.

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