A fire on a railway line in south-east London has closed all rail lines in the area, causing major disruption. The fire next to the railway line at Brockley caused a traffic jam between Sydenham and New Cross Gate on Tuesday morning. Network Rail has warned that the fire has damaged cables that supply power … Read more
The lack of toilets on the Elizabeth line has been blamed for passengers attempting to force open train doors, leaving them stranded outside Paddington station for up to five hours. Four trains on the Lizzie Line, two Heathrow Express trains and a Great Western Railways intercity service came to a standstill at around 6.45pm on … Read more
Glenfinnan Viaduct – Getty There is no more relaxing form of travel than by train, and no better way to enjoy the beauty and sights of a country than through a carriage window, whatever the season. When it came to seeing landscapes, Robert Louis Stevenson thought “nothing is more vivid…than from a train”. Britain has … Read more
Passengers in London have been hit by chaos on one of the busiest travel days of the year – with canceled trains from Euston and a last-minute strike by Eurotunnel staff. Tens of thousands of Christmas holidays were said to have been affected by the major disruption on Thursday. All cross-Channel Eurostar services have been … Read more
Rail chiefs are facing demands for an urgent investigation into the ‘nightmare journeys’ suffered by thousands of passengers stuck on trains in west London for around four hours. Seven trains – four Elizabeth Line, two Heathrow Express and a Great Western Railway intercity service – were stranded when the GWR train crashed into broken power … Read more