England

South Western Railway has become the first train service to return to public control under new legislation, marking the end of nearly 30 years of privatization.

South Western Railway’s services will transfer into public ownership on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

The United Kingdom Rail Accident Investigation Branch has undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding a person struck by a train on the Gartell Light Railway in Somerset, England.

The United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch made two recommendations after a passenger train struck a section of redundant rail left on the track near Walton-on-Thames station in Surrey last year.

The United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch will probe the Jan. 23 death of a child who was struck by a train and fatally injured while crossing the railway in the London Borough of Croydon.

The UK’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch made two recommendations for tree management near rail lines after a passenger train derailment in Norfolk, England, in February 2024.