Railfanning.org
  • Home
  • News
    • Amtrak
    • BNSF
    • Canadian National
    • Canadian Pacific
    • Commuter Rail
    • CSX
    • Norfolk Southern
    • Union Pacific
    • Press Releases
  • Trackside Guide
  • Rolling Stock
  • Profiles
  • Safety
  • History
    • Directory of Historic Railroads
    • Atlanta Northern Railway
    • Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad
    • Northeast Corridor
    • Western & Atlantic Railroad
    • The Andrews Raid
    • Tennessee Central
  • Store
    • Books
    • Railroadiana
  • More
    • About
    • Contact
    • Encyclopedia
    • Library
    • Photo Galleries
    • Podcast
    • The Cross-Tie
  • Earnings
  • East Palestine Wreck
  • Podcast
  • Georgia
  • Northeast Corridor
  • Western & Atlantic
  • Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville
News Wire
  • [ November 5, 2025 ] UK Railways Bill Would Create Great British Railways, Unify Track and Trains World
  • [ November 4, 2025 ] Rail Accident Investigation Branch Urges Crossing Safety Changes Following Child’s Death World
  • [ November 3, 2025 ] Avanti West Coast Train Derails Near Shap; No Serious Injuries Reported World
  • [ November 3, 2025 ] Man Charged With Stabbing on London North Eastern Railway Train World
  • [ October 31, 2025 ] The Rail Rundown for Friday, October 31, 2025 Miscellaneous
HomeRailfanning.org News WireWorld

World

World

UK Railways Bill Would Create Great British Railways, Unify Track and Trains

November 5, 2025 Special to Railfanning.org
The United Kingdom government was expected to introduce legislation today to formally create Great British Railways.

World

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Urges Crossing Safety Changes Following Child’s Death

November 4, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
The U.K.’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch is calling for new level-crossing safeguards after an 11-year-old was struck and killed by a passenger train at Bourneview footpath crossing near Kenley, south London, in January.

World

Avanti West Coast Train Derails Near Shap; No Serious Injuries Reported

November 3, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
An Avanti West Coast train derailed near Shap, Cumbria, at about 6:15 a.m. local time on Nov. 3, with officials reporting no serious injuries.

World

Man Charged With Stabbing on London North Eastern Railway Train

November 3, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
A 32-year-old man will appear at court this morning charged in connection with a major incident on a train in Cambridgeshire on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 1.

World

Eurostar Announces New Double-Decker Celestia Trains

October 23, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Eurostar plans to spend €2 billion on up to 50 new double-decker trains built by Alstom Group, which will be the first to operate through the Channel Tunnel and on the UK network.

World

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Undertakes Probe of Millbrook Near Miss

October 22, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding a near miss between a passenger train and a van near Millbrook.

World

Greater Anglia the Latest Railroad to Enter Into Public Ownership

October 10, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Once Greater Anglia’s services transfer to state control on Sunday, Oct. 12, half of Britain’s rail operators will be publicly owned, officials said.

A view of railroad tracks in Helensville, New Zealand.
World

New Zealand Police Seek Information About Stolen Sleepers

October 1, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
New Zealand Police are seeking information from the public about a spate of thefts that have occurred across the wider Whangārei area over the past two months.

World

GATX Corporation to Acquire Approximately 6,000 Freight Railcars From DB Cargo AG

September 23, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
GATX Corp. announced that its subsidiary, GATX Rail Europe (GRE), has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 6,000 railcars from DB Cargo AG, one of Europe’s largest rail freight operating companies.

World

Kazakhstan Awards Wabtec a $4.2 Billion Locomotive Order

September 23, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Wabtec Corp. has inked an agreement with National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway of Kazakhstan, to deliver Evolution Series locomotives and provide long-term service support.

Posts pagination

1 2 … 25 »

Support Railfanning.org

Click here to support Railfanning.org.

Top Stories

  • UK Railways Bill Would Create Great British Railways, Unify Track and Trains
    November 5, 2025
  • No Picture
    Railroad Tragedy: Dangers of 19th Century Railroading
    November 4, 2025
  • A Postcard View of the Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnel Beneath the Hudson River
    November 4, 2025
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch Urges Crossing Safety Changes Following Child’s Death
    November 4, 2025
  • Avanti West Coast Train Derails Near Shap; No Serious Injuries Reported
    November 3, 2025

Sign Up for Our Emails

Subscribe

* indicates required
/* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */

Intuit Mailchimp

Explore Railroad History

Western & Atlantic Railroad

Tennessee Central Railroad

Before you copy and paste this information to your website, please keep in mind this research took a lot of effort. Appreciate it. Learn from it. But do not plagiarize it. Yes, if you think we might be talking to you, we are.
Archives
About Railfanning.org

Railfanning.org is published by The DeFeo Groupe, LLC. All original content (c) 2002-2025 The DeFeo Groupe, LLC, and may not be republished without express written consent.

Before You Plagiarize

Before you copy and paste this information to your website, please keep in mind this research took a lot of effort. Appreciate it. Learn from it. But do not plagiarize it. Yes, if you think we might be talking to you, we are.

The Latest
  • UK Railways Bill Would Create Great British Railways, Unify Track and Trains
    November 5, 2025
  • No Picture
    Railroad Tragedy: Dangers of 19th Century Railroading
    November 4, 2025
  • A Postcard View of the Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnel Beneath the Hudson River
    November 4, 2025
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch Urges Crossing Safety Changes Following Child’s Death
    November 4, 2025
  • Avanti West Coast Train Derails Near Shap; No Serious Injuries Reported
    November 3, 2025

(c) 2002-2025 The DeFeo Groupe, LLC.