05:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 07:24 will be started from Evesham.
It will no longer call at Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore and Maidenhead.
It is being delayed at Evesham.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
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05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
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A video posted on social media has shown a bus in Birmingham come under attack from fireworks.

Police said they were investigating and reviewing footage. It is unclear when the incident happened but it has been widely shared over the weekend.

The West Midlands force said there had been a number of fireworks-related incidents in the city centre since Friday night, with 10 people aged between 13 and 23 arrested.

Seven have since been bailed with conditions not to enter the city centre. Inquiries are continuing.

The force said fireworks had been thrown near New Street, with others launched at buildings and police officers in the early hours of Saturday.

No one was injured in the incidents according to police who added they would not tolerate "such appalling actions".

They said a visible police presence would remain around the city centre and that a dispersal order was in place.

Ah ... fond recollections of a trip there, one wet August bank holiday, through a part-gridlocked Swindon on a bus and then a walk though a teenager-haunted underpass, and a twenty minute solitary wait in what wanted to be driving rain before the very welcome appearance of... a train, hurrah!

Mark

Minehead Middle School coach crash victims all out of hospital



Almost a month on from a bus crash which killed a 10-year-old boy, police say those injured in the collision have all been discharged from hospital.

Oliver Price died of a head injury when a coach carrying Minehead Middle School pupils left the road near Wheddon Cross in Somerset and slid down a 6m (20ft) slope on 17 July.

The children and teachers onboard had been returning from an end-of-year trip to Exmoor Zoo when the coach flipped onto its roof and slid down a bank.

In total, 21 people were taken to hospital to be treated for injuries. Avon and Somerset Police say their investigation into the incident is ongoing.

A hearing at Wells Coroner's Court last month heard that Oliver had been found in his seat with his seatbelt on, and was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.

A full inquest is set to take place on 14 January next year and will look into the events of the day before the crash, the circumstances in which the coach left the road and Oliver's medical cause of death.

The inquest is due to hear from Oliver's family, adult passengers on the coach, witnesses, the coach driver, emergency service workers and a pathologist.

Blimey, bradshaw: is there anywhere on the rail network that you don't recognize? 

Agreed....but you try getting any uniformed officers out of Avon and Somerset HQ in Portishead between 4pm Friday and 8am  Monday.......

Train driver whose quick thinking saved lives is Iraq War veteran

LNER worker praised for making emergency stop at Huntingdon station moments after knife rampage began

The train driver whose quick actions helped save the lives of passengers in Saturday night’s knife attack is a Royal Navy and Iraq War veteran, The Telegraph can reveal.

Andrew Johnson, from Peterborough, diverted the London-bound train to Huntingdon station within minutes of being alerted to the mass stabbing, allowing armed police to respond.

Mr Johnson, who has been working as a train driver since 2018, is understood to have served in the Royal Navy for 17 years and was deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the second Gulf War.

He is understood to have ended his career as a Chief Petty Officer and having worked as a weapons engineer.

During the Iraq War, Mr Johnson is believed to have served aboard a ship tasked with clearing mines in the Tigris river.

Despite having left the Navy and becoming a train driver, Mr Johnson still regularly supports his former servicemen and was fundraising for the Royal British Legion in his local Waitrose just days before Saturday’s attack.

The 6.25pm LNER service from Doncaster to King’s Cross had departed Peterborough station at 7.30pm when the knife attack began.

Witnesses said people attempting to flee found that they ran out of train as others barricaded themselves in the toilets.

Train seats were soaked with blood during a scene that felt “like something from a film”, one passenger said.

Fellow train staff and members of the public have pointed out that the incident could have been even more serious were it not for the actions of the train’s driver.

A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said Mr Johnson had acted heroically.

“He’s a nice guy. I’ve known him for a while,” he told The Telegraph. “If he did the right thing and stopped the train, that’s a massive thing and he’s probably helped save some people’s lives.

“It’s a pretty bold thing to do. You don’t know what’s going on [in the carriage] if you’re a train driver.”

Mr Johnson is “shaken up” but receiving support, Nigel Roebuck, the North East organiser for rail union Aslef, said on Sunday evening.

“He’s good... he was clearly shaken up, you know,” Mr Roebuck told Sky News. “And obviously we didn’t kind of get too into detail about things.

“We just basically said you know where we are if you need us, the lines are open for us. And I think LNER have probably done the same with him.

“So he’s getting a great level of support, and that’s good, all we can do is make sure that he’s looked after.”

The Class 800 Azuma LNER service was scheduled to travel through Huntingdon at 125mph on a fast track that does not have access to a platform.

Olly Foster, who was on board at the time, said the first thing he knew of the attack was a passenger who ran past shouting: “Run, run, run... there’s a guy stabbing literally everyone and everything.”

Within minutes, LNER staff had declared an emergency, alerting passengers to the jeopardy through the train’s tannoy system.

The driver, crew and signallers diverted the train from its inner rail track to Huntingdon station’s platform-side rail so that emergency services could rapidly board.

It stopped in Huntingdon just 14 minutes after departing Peterborough, where armed police officers, paramedics and an air ambulance were ready to respond.

A taxi driver waiting at the station said the attacker, who was carrying a large kitchen knife, shouted “kill me, kill me” as he was tasered and wrestled to the ground by police.

Viorel Turturica, 42, told The Daily Mail: “A man dressed in black holding a huge kitchen knife in his hand runs past my car at 7.47pm. The police arrived seconds later and I could hear him shouting ‘kill me, kill me, kill me’ to them.

“They then Taser him, and as soon as he is down they say to him drop your weapon’,” he added.

Two British men were detained and are being held by police on suspicion of attempted murder. In total, 11 people were taken to hospital for their injuries and two of them remain in a life-threatening condition.

Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, praised the “exceptional bravery of staff and passengers on the train”.

On Sunday, the RMT rail union also hailed the train’s staff for their role during the “horrific mass stabbing incident”.

Eddie Dempsey, the union’s general secretary, said: “I want to commend the professionalism, bravery and steadfastness of all the railway workers involved from the train crew to the driver and our members in operations, who quickly assisted in diverting the King’s Cross bound train into Huntingdon station, allowing the police and emergency services to take swift action.”

Mr Dempsey added: “I will be seeking urgent meetings with government, rail employers and police to ensure that we have the strongest possible support, resources and robust procedures in place to protect our members and the travelling public.”

Taw Valley Halt, Swindon and Cricklade Railway, showing engine run round

A section of the Metropolitan line affected by a track fault will remain closed until 9 November, Transport for London (TfL) has said.

The problem with the line is at Baker Street and the services between there and Aldgate are being suspended for the week to ease pressure on the line while engineers work on the issue.

Minor delays are expected on the rest of the line. TfL suggested passengers change at Baker Street for Bakerloo, Circle and Hammersmith & City line services, or use the Jubilee line from either Finchley Road or Baker Street.

Travellers are also advised to allow more time and use the TfL journey planner.

02/11/25 18:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 19:58 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/11/2025 23:28

02/11/25 19:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:32 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/11/2025 23:28

18:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 19:58 will be reinstated and will now run as scheduled.
Last Updated:02/11/2025 16:37

Liverpool Street Station will be closed for eight days between Christmas Day and New Year's Day for works to be carried out on its roof, Network Rail said.

It has urged people travelling over the Christmas period to check journey plans if travelling via the UK's busiest station.

Strengthening work will also be carried out inside the Bishopsgate Tunnel approach to London Liverpool Street, alongside signalling renewal work across Cambridgeshire.

Full services will resume from and to the station on 2 January, it added.

The engineering work taking place in Cambridgeshire will start on Christmas Day and last up to 11 days, Network Rail said, to deliver the second stage of the Cambridge re-signalling project and modernise the system. Signalling engineers will introduce a new control system to operate the signals for the section of railway between Cambridge North and Audley End.

"A new digital workstation at the Cambridge signalling centre will replace the 40-year-old signalling panel allowing signallers to oversee the operation of the network more efficiently," Network Rail said. "This work is also vital to allow the new station at Cambridge South to open early in the New Year."

An upgrade to the Meldreth Road level crossing in Cambridgeshire will see a full barrier CCTV system introduced too.

From 27 December to 4 January 2026, there will be no rail services between Royston and Stansted Mountfitchet and Cambridge and Cambridge North.

Rail services between Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds will also be affected during these dates, with rail replacement bus services in place between affected stations from Friday 27 December.

Network Rail, which is responsible for railway infrastructure, said all of its train services will not run on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and will finish early on Christmas Eve on some routes.

From 27 December, Greater Anglia services on the Great Eastern and West Anglia mainlines will run to and from Stratford, including Stansted Express services. The Stansted Express would operate a revised service to and from Tottenham Hale on Boxing Day.

Services to Norwich, Ipswich, Clacton-on-Sea and Braintree will run to and from Witham due to engineering work. Buses will run between Witham and Billericay to provide a connection with train services between Billericay and Stratford.

London Liverpool Street works include the strengthening of Bishopsgate tunnel, which will see the installation of steel support girders inside the tunnel and work to repair existing steelwork to prevent corrosion.

On the station concourse, roof panels will be renewed to allow more light into the station, improve the drainage system and renew seals "to make the roof resilient to more frequent and intense storms", said Network Rail. New ticket gates for platforms one to 10 will also be added.

Buses replace trains as Mid Cornwall Metro project enters final phase



Train passengers are being reminded to plan ahead of the final phase of engineering work on a rail line.

Network Rail said passengers travelling between Newquay and Par would be affected by the work on the Mid Cornwall Metro project between Monday and Friday next week. It said buses would replace trains from Newquay to St Austell, while passengers at Par were advised to take train to St Austell and change for buses towards Newquay. Trains would still run from Par towards Plymouth and Penzance, it said.

Lee Goodson, Great Western Railway station manager for west Cornwall, said during the works no trains could stop at Newquay, Quintrell Downs, St Columb Road, Roche, Bugle or Luxulyan stations. "Trains will still run at Par on the Cornish main line but replacement buses will operate mostly between Newquay and St Austell," he said. "Most of these rail replacement services will stop at all stations, except for Par, but some will operate non-stop at peak periods. It's important that customers are aware these alternative travel arrangements will make journey times much longer, so please plan ahead."

The Mid Cornwall Metro project involves the restoration of a second platform at Newquay station, a new passing loop at Goss Moor and the installation of new digital signals.

Network Rail said from 2026 there would be hourly trains between Newquay and Par, doubling the current service. It said the enhancements would then be followed by direct trains from Newquay to Falmouth, via Par, St Austell and Truro.

A man in his 50s sustained multiple facial fractures following a serious assault at a Devon railway station.

He was injured at Polsloe Bridge Station, in Exeter, on Thursday at about 23:40 BST.

British Transport Police said a man got off a train and walked along the platform before jumping down onto the tracks. He then followed the victim up the stairs of the station and threw a glass bottle at him before a physical altercation took place.

Det Con Jon Stoodley described it as a "shocking act of violence" and appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.

BTP said: "The victim fell down the stairs, before the man stood over him punching and kicking him in the head. The victim remains in hospital with multiple facial fractures."

Det Con Stoodley added: "I'd also like to appeal to anyone who witnessed what happened or the events leading up to it to get in contact with us," he said.

"We know the victim may have spoken to a number of members of the public following the incident, and we'd like to speak to them as part of our investigation."

Anyone with information is asked to contact BTP.

Royal Marines have abseiled into Waterloo Station to help launch The Royal British Legion's (RBL) London Poppy Appeal.

Around 3,000 serving armed forces personnel are selling poppies in London on Thursday in the hopes of raising £1m for the RBL's Poppy Appeal.

The event, which is Europe's biggest one-day street collection, saw military bands perform for commuters at major stations. It was the 19th annual fundraising "Poppy Day" in London.

Rob Rinder, who joined collectors, said: "The poppy isn't just a symbol of remembrance, it's a sign of gratitude and unity, a reminder that our freedoms were bought at great cost, and that we each have a part to play in caring for those who served."

Anger lingers in Serbia a year after train station tragedy

A sea of people flowed along the roads leading up to Novi Sad railway station.

They came in their tens of thousands to remember the 16 people who died there this time last year, on another unseasonably warm and sunny autumn day.

The victims were standing or sitting underneath a concrete canopy at the recently-renovated facility, when it collapsed. The two youngest were just six years old, the oldest, 77.

Regular protests have rocked Serbia in the 12 months that have followed. But on Saturday morning, the huge crowd participated in an event that put the emphasis on quiet commemoration.

At 11:52 (10:52 GMT), the time of the disaster, they observed a silence for 16 minutes - one for each of the victims. Family members cried. One woman needed to be physically supported by men wearing the red berets of armed forces veterans.

After the silence, relatives laid flowers at the front of the station.

The rubble of the collapsed canopy has been cleared away, but otherwise the building appears to have remained untouched since the disaster. Twisted metal protruding from the walls and broken glass still offer evidence of the catastrophe.

Novi Sad station was supposed to be a symbol of Serbia's progress, under President Aleksandar Vučić's Progressive Party. The country's second city would be a key stop on the high-speed railway line whipping passengers from Belgrade to Budapest in less than three hours.

Vučić and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban jointly opened the renovated facility in 2022. Its angular, Yugoslav-era form had been upgraded as part of the high-speed project.

But now, after another renovation and the disaster that followed, the station stands as the prime example of everything that is wrong in Serbia.

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In September, 13 people, including former construction, infrastructure and Transport Minister Goran Vesić, were charged in a criminal case over the collapse.


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