New figures show trespass-related crimes including cable theft, vandalism, and obstruction caused over 3,300 hours of delays for passengers – equivalent to nearly five months of waiting on trains or in stations – and cost the rail sector more than £10 million in delay costs during 2025/26. In response, the rail industry and British Transport […]
Industry cracks down as trespass causes over 3,300 hours of delays in a year
New figures show trespass-related crimes including cable theft, vandalism, and obstruction caused over 3,300 hours of delays for passengers – equivalent to nearly five months of waiting on trains or in stations – and cost the rail sector more than £10 million in delay costs during 2025/26. In response, the rail industry and British Transport […]
Network Rail releases footage from Buxton tunnel track upgrade
Videos have been released of a major project in Derbyshire to upgrade lines inside a 400-metre-long Victorian railway tunnel. On Monday 28 September, the Buxton line reopened to passengers after a weekend rail closure between New Mills Newtown and Buxton. During the closure, Network Rail and its contractor Central Rail Systems Alliance carried out £1.1m […]
Government explores buying trains over leasing in new rail strategy
New trains could be publicly-owned rather than leased, as part of plans set out on Monday 28 September by the Government in a new strategy for trains and infrastructure. For the first time in 30 years, the railway will take a coordinated approach through Great British Railways (GBR) to decide on trains, track, depots, and […]