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Network Rail sues rail firms for £5m over train derailment which sparked major fuel spill

The company is seeking damages for negligence after a train derailed in south Wales causing a major fuel spill and environmental damage

The Independent UK · Aug 24

All the train timetable changes affecting London services after a summer of record-breaking heat forces switch

Timetables will be amended on c2c and Greater Anglia services

Evening Standard · Aug 24

Network Rail sues companies for £5m over derailment which caused oil spill

Almost 450,000 litres of fuel spilt when 10 carriages derailed in south Wales in August 2020.

Evening Standard · Aug 24

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Swan on tracks sparks rush-hour delays as DLR line suspended

The DLR line is suspended between Bow Church and Stratford while TfL staff attend to the wildlife incident

Evening Standard · Aug 24

Britain’s railway prepares for more extreme weather as intense El Niño develops

Experts say more must be done to adapt to changing climate, after two trains derailed within 24 hours during a recent heatwave

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

Derailed Lewes train to be removed as rail line reopening date set by Southern Railway

The first of the three derailed carriages was lifted using two large cranes

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train

The first of the three derailed carriages was lifted using two large cranes.

Evening Standard · Aug 20

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Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day

Network Rail and Southern owner GTR apologise after investigators reveal picture of possible heat-buckled track

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

Track defect found on railway line where Lewes train derailed

Rail Accident Investigation Branch says fault was there before carriages fell, and passengers on other trains reported ‘rough riding’

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Major revamp of famous landmark in Scottish city centre put on hold

MAJOR transformation work on a famous landmark at Glasgow’s Central Station has been paused ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 19

Travel chaos after fire blocks lines at London Bridge station

Major rail disruption is expected until the end of the day

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Major city rail line closes and trains cancelled after lorry strikes bridge

The Highland Main Line has been closed between Aviemore and Inverness after reports that a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) struck a railway bridge near…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 17

Major rail disruption as overhead wire damage causes chaos at London King’s Cross

LNER advised customers to defer travel where possible due to the incident

The Independent UK · Aug 16

Line where train derailed to remain closed ‘for at least another 10 days’ as recovery operation begins

The Southern Rail train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex on Thursday afternoon

Evening Standard · Aug 16

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Evening Standard · Aug 16

Lewes railway closed ‘for at least another ten days’ after derailment

A Southern train derailed near Lewes, East Sussex, on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 15

Return to home plan put in place for wildfire victims in Stourbridge

Homeowners have been invited to meet with emergency services officials to decide if they can return to their properties.

The Independent UK · Aug 15

Stourbridge residents to learn if they can go home as military called in to tackle wildfires in Wales

Homeowners have been invited to meet with emergency services officials to decide if they can return to their properties

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15

Tiny fraction of Forth Rail Bridge lights in working condition as costs delay fix

CALLS have been made to improve lighting on the Forth Bridge.

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Evening Standard · Aug 14

Probe into two train derailments to ‘look at all possible causes and factors’

A second train derailed 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail service came off the tracks in East Sussex.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14

Network Rail issues statement after two train derailments in two days

INVESTIGATIONS into two train derailments in two days “will look at all possible causes and factors”, a Network Rail boss said, adding the hot…

The Times of India · Aug 13

Passenger train derails, flips on side near UK's Lewes; rail routes disrupted

A passenger train derailed and flipped to its side near Lewes in East Sussex, southern England, on Thursday, disrupting several rail routes in the area.

The Independent UK · Aug 13

Wickford derailment latest: National Rail insists British trains ‘among safest in world’ after second crash in 24 hours

The Wickford derailment comes less than 24 hours after a train derailled in East Sussex

The Independent UK · Aug 10

Network Rail fined £1.2m after railway station wall falls on elderly man

Edward Hanlon, then 81, suffered several fractured ribs, a punctured lung and a blood clot in his lung

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

Rail passengers face second day of disruption across north-west England

Problems after power failure at regional signalling centre likely to continue until noon on Friday

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

US economy lost 23,000 jobs in July in surprise blow to Trump – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US job report dramatically misses expectations

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