United Kingdom

A railroad crossing that was closed over safety concerns after children were spotted playing “chicken” with trains will reopen following a significant upgrade, Network Rail said.

The operator of one of Britain’s busiest train lines will return to public ownership in March 2027.

The British government contends that passengers across the North will benefit from faster, more reliable journeys because of a roughly £1 billion investment in new trains.

The United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch has undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding a near miss between a passenger train and a telehandler at Hopperton Old Station user-worked crossing in North Yorkshire.

A “track geometry irregularity” was present shortly before a Southern passenger train derailed near Lewes, England, leaving 30 people injured and overturning three carriages, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said in a preliminary update. About 150 people were aboard the London Victoria-to-Eastbourne service when it derailed about 1 mile north of Lewes station at around 3:54 p.m. on Aug. 13. Twenty people required hospital treatment, some with serious injuries. The derailment caused significant damage to the train and railway infrastructure. The RAIB has not determined that the track irregularity caused the derailment and is examining the condition and maintenance of

Two people remained hospitalized with serious injuries after three carriages of a Southern passenger train derailed near Lewes station in England, prompting authorities to declare a major incident.