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The Latest Breaking News from Network Rail

Scrapping HS2 ‘will bring higher fares and congestion for decades’

Plans to make up for the lost capacity due to the cancellation of the railway, first revealed by The Independent, are said to be years away

The Independent UK

New plans for HS2 money will bring ‘higher fares and congestion for decades’

Rail experts say predicted passenger congestion north of Birmingham will mean ticket price rises to reduce demand

The Guardian - UK

Christmas getaway travel disruption likely to continue through weekend

Weather warnings issued for drivers and London’s King’s Cross and Paddington stations will be closed

The Guardian - UK

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Eurostar run extra trains from St Pancras as Christmas travel scramble intensifies after strike and Euston station chaos

But further disruption could occur to train services after Thursday's travel chaos

Evening Standard

London travel chaos as Euston services cancelled and last-minute strike hits Eurostar

Eurostar services cancelled until end of Thursday as Christmas getaway plunged into chaos for thousands

Evening Standard

Paddington station to shut for four days over Christmas due to HS2 engineering work

Victoria station will also be closed to passengers using Southeastern services King’s Cross will be closed on Christmas Eve

Evening Standard

‘Had to use bins as toilets’: passengers tell of rail journeys from hell

After travellers were stranded on cold, dark trains in London this month, we hear more tales of woe

The Guardian - UK

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Network Rail manager in charge when passengers were left stranded steps down

The three-hour delays near Paddington came after multiple system faults and damaged rails led to repeated hold-ups before the incident on December 7.

Evening Standard

Network Rail boss in charge of Paddington main line to resign amid probe into chaos

Michelle Handforth, who flies to her Network Rail job from her home in Aberdeen, is to step down

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ following four-hour Elizabeth line halt

4,000 travellers were stranded for hours when seven trains came to a standstill

Evening Standard

Calls for better CCTV at London Bridge station after man suffering mental health crisis electrocuted on train track

Fraser Moore was killed when he ran onto a live railway track, after being wrongfully handcuffed and arrested

Evening Standard

Plans for £40m upgrade of Peckham Rye station given green light by Southwark Council

The south London station will be given a makeover with a new concourse and wider platforms

Evening Standard

Rail passengers ‘paying 10% premium for food at UK’s stations’

Rail regulator says more competition crucial to bring benefits to passengers and taxpayers

The Guardian - UK

Brent Cross West: Sadiq Khan opens London's first new mainline train station in 10 years

Thameslink services from Brent Cross West will travel to St Pancras in as little as 12 minutes

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Watchdog calls for investigation after thousands trapped in trains in London

Network Rail’s chief executive, on board one of the stranded trains, describes it as a ‘painful experience’

Evening Standard

Strike-breaking manager on £500-a-shift was driving train that sparked Paddington misery

The intercity train that collided with an overhead power cable, sparking chaos for thousands of passengers in west London, was being driven by a manager who was replacing a striking driver, it was revealed on Friday.

Evening Standard

After fanfare opening, Elizabeth line becomes victim of its own success

The service has been hit with cancellations and signalling problems

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Delays and old tech take the shine off the Elizabeth line's success

It is every Londoner’s nightmare. Thousands were trapped on Elizabeth line, Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway trains last night, many for as long as four hours, after a rail operator hit overhead powerlines in west London that are managed by Network Rail. Passengers on one train between Acton and…

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Evening Standard

Stranded Paddington commuter describes ‘wartime’ evacuation as ‘surreal’

Commuters face ongoing severe disruption on Elizabeth Line after passengers left stranded for hours on trains

Zenger

Little Boy’s Excessive Blinking Leads To Discovery Of Brain Tumor

Misdiagnosis Delays Diagnosis of Child's Brain Tumor

The Guardian - UK

Passengers trapped on cold, dark trains as travel chaos hits west London

Damage to electric cables causes hours of disruption for passengers with many still trapped onboard trains

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express cancelled more than one in eight trains over summer

Regulator says figures show much of Britain’s railway is ‘still not delivering reliable journeys’

Evening Standard

Elizabeth Line sees biggest rise in train cancellations in whole of UK

More than 4,000 Lizzie line trains failed to run over the late summer

Evening Standard

Elizabeth Line commuters face day-long chaos as track faults hit key services

London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon among travellers venting frustration on X: 'An absolute nightmare commute'

The Independent UK

Spate of rail track faults cause commuter chaos

Several rail infrastructure failures disrupted journeys on Thursday morning.

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