Tag: train

Person dies after being hit by a train at Clapham Junction

A person has died after being hit by a train near Clapham Junction station. The incident took place at about 1.30pm on Friday when the train coming into the busy station in south-west London from Victoria. A British Transport police spokesperson said: “British Transport Police were called at 1.38pm on 25/09 to Clapham...

25.09.2020

Three people dead after train derails in Aberdeenshire

Three people have died and six others have been taken to hospital after a train derailed in Aberdeenshire. Aerial shots appear to show one carriage completely overturned after the service from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street came off the tracks earlier. British Transport Police said formal identifications are yet to...

12.08.2020

Seven ‘football fans’ held after vicious tube fight

Seven men have been arrested after a large fight, which is thought to have involved football fans, broke out on a Tube train in central London. The brawl took place while the train was at Great Portland Street Station at 2pm on Sunday. The men were all held on suspicion...

05.08.2019

Manhunt launched after two men released ‘tear gas’ onto packed Tube train carriage

Police have launched a manhunt after a canister of what is believed to be tear gas was released during a fight on board a packed Tube train. Several passengers were treated by paramedics for coughing and lack of breath after the noxious gas was released in the carriage. The incident happened at...

21.07.2019

Two bodies found between Hackney Wick’s and Stratford

Two bodies have been discovered on train tracks between Hackney Wick and Stratford in London. Police were called to the line shortly after 01:00 GMT following reports of a casualty on the tracks. The person died at the scene after sustaining serious injuries consistent with electrocution, British Transport Police (BTP)...

21.03.2019

First look at the London’s new “Super Hub” station

THE new design proposal for the £1 billion “super-hub” High Speed 2 (HS2) train station in Old Oak Common West London has been revealed. It’s estimated 250,000 changes will be made by passengers will switch trains at the station each day, creating a Clapham Junction-style interchange in North-West London. HS2 services between...

05.02.2019

Surrey stabbing: man charged

A man has been charged with murder after a father was stabbed to death in front of his son on a train. Darren Pencille, 35, of Willbury Road, Farnham, is accused of killing Lee Pomeroy, 51, on a Guildford to London train on Friday. Chelsea Mitchell, 27, also of Willbury...

07.01.2019

Young Turkish woman dies after hit by train

A young Turkish woman called Hesna Firuze has lost her life as a result of a train crash at Canada Water station. During midnight on Thursday, 22 November a notice was made by the emergency service team to the scene whereby a train hit a young woman. Despite the extraordinary...

03.12.2018

Evacuated train passengers could have died

Dozens of passengers could have died after they were told to evacuate a London Overground train close to a live railway line, a report has found. About 80 people, including children, had to walk 30m alongside the live rail to Peckham Rye station in wet and slippery conditions on 7...

16.10.2018

14 year old girl’s sentenced for bomb hoax on Tube

Two teenagers, one of which who screamed that someone had a bomb on a packed Tube train, have been sentenced for making a bomb hoax. A 14-year-old girl from Brent (A) and a 14-year-old girl from Lambeth (B), who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in court on separate...

14.10.2018

Man stabbed on train at Hackney Central

A man has been stabbed on London Overground train just before the train stopped into an east London Station. The man stabbed was attacked as the train approached to Hackney Central station shortly before 18:00 on Tuesday. Hazel Orton one of the witnesses of the incident, spoke to the BBC...

10.10.2018

Piccadilly line’s 48 hour strike starts tomorrow

Starting early afternoon on Tomorrow (Wednesday 26 September) the Piccadilly like will be closed until the afternoon of Friday 28 September and then again on Friday evening, with no Night Tube, until the morning of Saturday 29 September. Transport for London warned that other services are set to run as normal,...

25.09.2018

Appeal to trace missing girl

A search has been launched for a 13-year-old girl who left the UK on a Eurotunnel train. Serena Alexander-Benson was last seen by her father leaving her home address in Wimbledon at about 07:50 BST on Friday. She was wearing her green school uniform and told her father she was...

05.06.2018

First ever London to Amsterdam Eurostar service sets off

ST Pancras saw the Eurostar train from London to Amsterdam set off on Wednesday 3 April 2018 to Amsterdam. For the first time, a direct passenger service left London bound for the Dutch capital. The 08.31 Eurostar train pulled out on time, and was due to reach its destination 3...

10.04.2018

Queen returns in vibrant orange

The Queen, 91, boarded the train at King’s Lynn in Norfolk.The monarch returns to London prior to spending Christmas at Sandringham.

10.02.2018

Train strike just a week after rising fares

HUNDREDS of travellers are expected to face destruction throughout next week with a sequences of strikes after sharply increased fares at a stage when wages have stagnated.

05.01.2018

Police still questioning suspects

Police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of terror offences following Friday's attack on a Tube train in south-west London.

18.09.2017

Teenager sexually assaulted twice on train home from Boardmasters festival

A 17-year-old girl was subjected to a "deeply upsetting and shocking" sexual attack on her way home from the Boardmasters festival in Newquay, Cornwall.

22.08.2017