England

After Shap Derailment, RAIB Warns Remote Slope Monitors May Miss Sudden Failures

December 19, 2025 The Turntable

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch issued urgent safety advice warning that some line-side earthwork-monitoring systems on Britain’s railway may fail to detect sudden slope collapses, particularly during extreme weather.

Great Western Railway Castle Class Trains Make Last Scheduled Journeys

December 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Great Western Railway is retiring its Castle Class trains following their final passenger service on Saturday, Dec. 13.

RAIB Opens Probe into Fatality at Chestnut Grove Pedestrian Crossing

December 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation after a young person was struck and killed by a train at the Chestnut Grove footpath crossing between Lowdham and Burton Joyce stations on Nov. 26.

British Rail Fares Frozen for First Time in 30 Years

November 26, 2025 The Turntable

Rail fares will be frozen nationwide for the first time in three decades, with the chancellor and the transport secretary unveiling a budget move that they said maintains prices on season tickets, peak return fares for commuters, and off-peak returns between major cities.

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Won’t Undertake Full Probe Into August Dean Forest Railway Mishap

November 26, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch has opted not to undertake a full investigation into the August collision of a train load with a footbridge on the Dean Forest Railway in Gloucestershire.

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Probing Shap Derailment After Train Strikes Landslip

November 13, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch has opened an inquiry into a Nov. 3 derailment near Shap, Cumbria, after a Glasgow Central–London Euston passenger train hit a landslip and left the rails.

British Transport Police: Five Knife Incidents Linked to Suspect Charged in LNER Attack

November 5, 2025 The Turntable

British Transport Police said they are leading the investigation into Anthony Williams, 32, and are linking five knife incidents across two days that culminated in a multiple stabbing on a London North Eastern Railway Doncaster–London King’s Cross train near Huntingdon.