Glasgow Central remains closed as travel chaos continues after major fire Scotland’s busiest station has been closed since Sunday after the blaze broke out in a vape shop The Independent UK · Mar 10
Glasgow Central to remain closed after fire and major rail disruption continues All services to and from the station have been suspended following a massive blaze in a nearby building. Evening Standard · Mar 10
Glasgow Central shut on Tuesday as city rallies round fire-hit businesses Network Rail has confirmed the station will remain closed on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Mar 9
Glasgow Central likely to remain closed for second day after building fire Network Rail said Scotland’s busiest railway station is unlikely to reopen on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Mar 9
First minister pledges help with costs of ‘horrific’ fire next to Glasgow Central station John Swinney expresses ‘huge relief’ that no one was hurt in blaze believed to have started in vape shop The Guardian - UK · Mar 9
Rail passengers warned over six-day Easter shutdown on west coast mainline Engineering work means there will be no mainline services between London Euston and Milton Keynes from 3-8 April The Guardian - UK · Mar 6
Easter travel warning ahead of six-day shutdown on Europe’s busiest railway line Network Rail has confirmed that no intercity services will operate between London Euston and Milton Keynes The Independent UK · Mar 6
Safety warning after passenger dragged by Elizabeth line train at west London station A passenger’s hand was stuck in the doors of a westbound train at Ealing Broadway Evening Standard · Mar 4
Delay warning before two London train stations shut for works this summer Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will be closed between 26 July and 16 August The Independent UK · Feb 27
Euston and Charing Cross train stations to shut during Easter and summer holidays in major blow to passengers Euston will close for six days from Good Friday while Charing Cross will be shut for 22 days from the end of July Evening Standard · Feb 26
Controversial adverts to be reintroduced at Euston station The central section of the screen will be retained for providing information to passengers The Independent UK · Feb 26
Controversial plans to transform UK’s busiest railway station given green light Campaigners warn proposals will ‘destroy’ conservation area, while Network Rail insists they ‘respect station’s unique heritage’ The Independent UK · Feb 11
UK’s busiest railway station to undergo £1.2bn redevelopment as controversial plans approved Many have opposed the proposals, with one campaigner calling them ‘disfiguring’ The Independent UK · Feb 10
Evening Standard · Feb 10 Controversial Liverpool Street station 19-storey tower block plans get green light Campaigners ‘prepare for the long haul’ as £1.2bn scheme passes to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and the Government for final approval
Evening Standard · Feb 10 D-Day for Liverpool Street Station transformation as record 3,700 object to Network Rail's £1.2bn plan City of London planning committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon to decide whether to approve or delay ‘transformational’ scheme
Evening Standard · Feb 4 ‘Do not travel’ alert lifted by UK’s biggest train franchise Train operators Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express urged passengers not to travel on Wednesday morning.
The Independent UK · Feb 4 Devon and Cornwall rail passengers hit with further disruption after floods Storm Chandra caused severe flooding, affecting train travel in Devon and Cornwall
Evening Standard · Feb 3 'Transformational': Liverpool Street station redevelopment gets glowing review from City planners But the owners of the five-star Andaz hotel say the scale of likely disruption is ‘simply unmanageable’ and want scheme rejected
Evening Standard · Jan 30 ‘Too much reliance’ placed on firm behind faulty drain, derailment inquiry told Three people died when the train detailed near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, during torrential rain in August 2020.
Evening Standard · Jan 29 Liverpool Street redevelopment will cause 'decade of chaos' - as officials recommend approval City Corporation sets February date for planning decision as campaigners warn UK’s busiest train station will be construction site for seven years
Evening Standard · Jan 29 Signaller ‘compliant’ with rules in instructions to train crash driver, FAI told Network Rail Scotland route director Ross Moran gave evidence on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Jan 28 Train driver told to go at normal speed just minutes before derailment – inquiry Train 1T08 crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a pile of gravel washed onto the railway track.
The Independent UK · Jan 28 Rail crash outcome ‘likely would have been improved with modern safety features’ The train crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a pile of gravel washed onto the track by heavy rain.
Evening Standard · Jan 27 Dramatic image shows how landslide leaves rail line in London commuter belt hanging in mid-air The line won’t be running trains on it until the middle of February while repairs take place