The Latest Breaking News from Network Rail

Rush hour ScotRail trains facing delays between two Scottish cities amid fault

RUSH hour train commuters are facing delays this morning traveling between Aberdeen and Inverness amid a fault.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 16

London railway crossing shut after children 'play chicken' with trains and do handstands on tracks

Brickfields level crossing near Upminster will remain closed until action has been taken to address the issue, Network Rail said

Evening Standard · Oct 13

Children caught playing ‘chicken’ with trains at busy London level crossing

Network Rail called on parents and teachers to help stress the ‘vital safety message’ around playing on tracks

The Independent UK · Oct 12

Companies with highest number of train cancellations during summer heat revealed

One operator recorded a cancellation rate of twice the national average

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Retired UK rail engineer turns East Sussex garden into 50-foot railway with solar-powered trolley

Adrian Backshall transformed his East Sussex garden into a working railway, inspired by his railway engineering career. The garden features a unique 50-foot railway with a solar-powered system and authentic railway memorabilia. Initially a lockdown project, it has evolved to include a Victorian-style carriage for entertaining guests. Backshall's project reflects…

The Times of India · Sep 25

Railway bridge construction project cost more than London Eye and Millennium Bridge

The railway bridge over a two-lane road also took more than three and a half years to complete

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Boy, 11, hit by train 'while watching video on new iPhone' on way to London school

Jaiden Shehata was hit by a train on a level crossing near Kenley in January 2025

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Trains disrupted as £4m rail upgrade between Scotland and Newcastle to begin

PASSENGERS travelling between Scotland and Newcastle have been warned of disruption this weekend as more than £4 million worth of upgrades on the…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 14

Heathrow and Gatwick delays LIVE: Dozens more London flights cancelled today but schedules are recovering

Latest updates as disruption eases but more than 50 flights are cancelled at Heathrow

Evening Standard · Sep 7

How Scotland's railway is being rebuilt for floods, landslips, and heat

NETWORK Rail has spent £130 million in the past two years to strengthen the railway against the challenges of extreme weather and make it…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 2