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LNER train driver pays tribute to on train team after Huntingdon stabbings

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November 4, 2025
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Andrew Johnson, the LNER train driver who brought 1Y90 to a stop in Huntingdon after multiple stabbings, has paid tribute to the on train staff.…

‘Spain-Morocco rail tunnel extremely complex, but technically viable’

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November 4, 2025
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A rail tunnel across the Gibraltar strait, connecting Spain and Morocco, would be an extremely complex endeavour. That is the conclusion of a feasibility study…

Bachmann announces new OO Scale Class 313 and 314 EMUs

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November 3, 2025
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Bachmann has announced that tooling has been initiated for PEP Class 313 and 314 Electric Multiple Units (EMUs)for its EFE Rail OO Scale range.

Rail services severely disrupted after train derails in Cumbria

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November 3, 2025
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Rail services between northern England and Scotland have been severely disrupted after an Avanti West Coast train derailed near Shap in Cumbria this morning. The 04:28 Glasgow–London Euston service left the tracks at around 06:10 between Penrith and Oxenholme Lake District. Emergency services were quickly on the scene, with the North West Ambulance Service assessing […]

Automatic ticket charging using GPS technology to be expanded

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November 3, 2025
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A trial of digital ticketing using GPS (Global Positioning System) technology is being expanded to Northern services between Sheffield and Doncaster.

Name of new railway training centre revealed after public vote

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November 3, 2025
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Network Rail has announced that Doncaster’s new railway training centre will be named The Gresley Institute. This follows a public vote, held in partnership with City of Doncaster Council, which attracted over 3,500 responses. The three-storey building on Carolina Way near Lakeside is being brought back into use by Network Rail. Formerly home to the […]

Is Europe failing at rail freight?

Marco Raimondi
November 3, 2025
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The past few weeks have been characterised by cries for help coming from a vast number of European rail freight players, highlighting how the sector…

Transport Secretary comments on Huntingdon train attack

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November 3, 2025
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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has commented after a knife attack aboard a train on Saturday 1 November which left 11 people injured and sparked alarm across the UK rail network. The incident took place aboard the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, shortly after departing Peterborough railway station. Heidi […]

Canadian National Railway cuts costs and workforce against background of US tariffs

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November 3, 2025
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Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) is looking to cut costs and reduce its workforce. The rail freight operator is taking those steps following tariffs imposed…

Police charge man after Huntingdon train stabbing

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November 3, 2025
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Anthony Williams, from Peterborough, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after the multiple stabbings on board the LNER train last weekend.