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Rail industry crackdown as trespassing criminals cause more than 3,300 hours of delays for passengers in a year
- Trespass crime including cable theft, vandalism, and obstruction caused nearly five months of delays to passengers and cost the industry over £10 million in delay costs in 2025/26
- Cable theft alone caused over 2,100 hours of delays and saw delay costs double to £6.8m in 2025/26
- New crackdown campaign sees rail industry and British Transport Police working closer together than ever in tackling trespass and railway crime
- New technology and better evidence gathering to bring more offenders to justice and reduce impact on passengers.
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Cambridge South welcomes over 400,000 journeys since opening
Over 400,000 journeys have been made to and from Cambridge South station since it opened its gates 100 days ago, transforming the way people travel to and from Europe’s largest biomedical campus – home to world-class science, NHS hospitals and business facilities.
Railway upgrade programme completed between Newcastle and Scotland
Passengers travelling between Newcastle and Scotland are now benefiting from a £7.1 million package of railway improvements delivered by Network Rail over the past three weekends.
£1.5m track investment to deliver more reliable journeys in Lincolnshire
A £1.5 million investment will renew nearly 1.2km of track near Snelland, Lincolnshire to deliver smoother, more reliable journeys for passengers travelling between Lincoln and Cleethorpes.
Loram fits in-cab signalling to second NR On Track Machine
Loram has begun fitment of ETCS digital in-cab signalling equipment to a second of its Rail Grinders that provide precision rail-profile-treatment capabilities to Network Rail’s regions.
WATCH: New £5m footbridge takes shape at Cardenden station
Work is progressing to install a new £5m footbridge at Cardenden station as part of the project to electrify and modernise the railway in Fife.
16 days of TRU improvement works completed in Huddersfield
Major improvement works delivered by the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) in Huddersfield have taken the programme a significant step closer to delivering faster, more frequent and more reliable rail services for customers travelling across the North.
Job done: roof refurbishment brings brighter journeys to Britain’s busiest station
At the start of Customer Service Week, GBR Anglia is announcing the completion of a major two-year project at London Liverpool Street which is bringing brighter journeys to passengers.
THREE WEEKS TO GO: Hastings line passengers advised to plan ahead this October school half term as buses replace trains for nine days
- Buses replace trains between Tonbridge and Wadhurst from Saturday 24 October until Sunday 1 November
- Engineers will renew worn track just south of Tunbridge Wells
- Wider programme of maintenance to take place to keep the railway safe and reliable