Train driver Andrew Johnson diverted the service to Huntingdon station.
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Key railway upgrades taking place in the Coventry area this weekend
Passengers are being advised to check before travelling during key railway upgrades in the Coventry area this weekend. Network Rail teams will be replacing track, improving drainage and upgrading points – the devices that let trains move from one track to another at junctions. This essential improvement work will help keep the railway safe for […]
£3.6m investment project at Filey station is completed
Filey station has welcomed visitors to the seaside town for nearly 180 years – and will continue to do so for generations to come after its £3.6million upgrade. Network Rail has worked with partners on the refurbishment of the grade II*-listed building, which opened in 1846. The project has included repairs to the lantern roof […]
Passenger services affected by testing in £1.4bn digital signalling project
Passengers are advised that further progress with digital signalling will affect journeys over the weekend of 22 and 23 November, closing a large section of the railway south of Peterborough towards London. Testing of new equipment will be taking place in Hertfordshire between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin, under the £1.4 billion East Coast Digital […]
Michael Morpurgo and War Horse ‘Joey’ honoured by Great Western Railway
Joey, the star of the National Theatre’s acclaimed production of War Horse, made a rare off-stage appearance at London Paddington today as Great Western Railway (GWR) named a train after him and his creator, Michael Morpurgo. Commuters at Paddington station watched in awe as the astonishing life-sized horse, Joey – created by Handspring Puppet Company – […]
Railway closure in South West Wales this weekend for major signalling upgrade
Buses will replace trains from Friday 31 October through the weekend between Carmarthen and Swansea as Network Rail switches the route over to new safer and more efficient digital technology Rail passengers are advised that the railway will be closed between Carmarthen and Swansea on Friday 31 October, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November, while […]
Poppy seller raises thousands on two-day rail marathon to mark ten years of fundraising
Poppy seller Denis Scaife, a well-known face on the East Coast Main Line, has completed his biggest fundraising challenge to date as he celebrates ten years of the ‘Poppy Express’ with the open access operators Lumo and Hull Trains. 74-year-old Denis, alongside his wife Barbara, took on a poppy selling marathon which saw them fundraising onboard Hull Trains […]
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TfW to welcome Railway 200’s ‘Inspiration’ Exhibition train to Llandudno
Transport for Wales will be hosting Railway 200’s flagship exhibition train, Inspiration, at Llandudno station from 15–18 November 2025. This unique event marks Wales’ only stop on the train’s nationwide tour celebrating the 200th anniversary of the modern railway this year. Railway 200 is a national bicentenary programme that honours the railway’s rich history while […]