Photo: Screenshot from footage by Daniel Maxwell for the SVR Extensive flooding on the Severn Valley Railway can be seen in recent footage taken by Daniel Maxwell for the SVR. The video was captured from a Severn Valley Railway train window on Tuesday, February 18. The view shows how water-logged the fields have

Network Rail issues weather warning for north west MORE wet weather is forecast in the North West and Cumbria this weekend, and Network Rail is advising passengers to check before they travel. Heavy rain has already caused flooding in several places on the West Coast and Cumbrian Coast Lines, and Storms

Two people have been killed and several more injured after an XPT train derailed close to Melbourne, Australia. One of the deceased is believed to be the driver. Those injured were being treated by emergency services and one person was airlifted to a hospital in Melbourne. Five carriages and the locomotive left the

Photo: HS2/PA Wire HS2 has released new images and designs of its west London station. Old Oak Common will have six high-speed platforms and eight platforms for conventional trains such as Crossrail and services to Wales and the west of England. The platforms will be linked by a bridge while the station concourse

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Hornby to offer you the chance to win a massive Harry Potter modelling bundle worth more than £540! Create your own little bit of Harry Potter magic with the Hogwarts Express electric train set, depart the iconic Platform 9¾ and arrive at Hogsmeade railway

TRAINS are running again on the full length of the London Overground route between Gospel Oak and Barking, after 4km of track was ripped up by a derailed freight wagon. The derailment occurred early in the morning of 23 January, when one pair of wheels on a freight train travelling from

Updated 12.50 18 Feb.CANADIAN train builder Bombardier is to be taken over by Alstom of France. Bombardier has a number of rail-related sites in Britain, including its Derby train factory where 2,000 people are employed. Bombardier also has several maintenance depots in this country which it operates on behalf of train

DISRUPTION as a result of Storm Dennis is continuing in Wales, where some routes remain closed. Transport for Wales customer delivery director Bethan Jelfs said: ‘Whilst the situation on the rail network has improved in the past 24 hours, with lines reopening and others expected to reopen today, there continues to