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December 2025
Grab the brand-new December issue of Railways Illustrated magazine for the best coverage of today’s railway scene.
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LNER thanks ‘incredibly brave’ worker who protected passengers during mass stabbing
An LNER employee who was seriously injured while protecting passengers during the mass stabbing on board a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday has been praised for his “incredibly brave” actions.
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Rail worker who saved lives during train stabbing in critical but stable condition
A railway worker who showed “incredible bravery” during a mass stabbing on a busy train on Saturday is in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.
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Four injured after train derailment in Cumbria
Four people suffered minor injuries after a train derailed when it struck a landslide at 80mph.
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Virgin Trains to launch cross-Channel services, ending Eurostar monopoly
Virgin Trains will launch international services through the Channel Tunnel after its application to share Eurostar’s east London depot was approved.
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Ravensthorpe station to close as new station built
Ravensthorpe station will be closed from December until 2028 as a new station is built nearby.
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New name for train commemorates town’s role in historic railway first
A train running on one of the world’s shortest branch lines has been named to commemorate a Black Country town’s role in building the first locomotive to run in America.
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Construction on HS2’s Euston tunnel will start ‘fairly soon’, says rail minister
Construction on the HS2 tunnel from Old Oak Common station to Euston station will start “fairly soon”, the rail minister has said.
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Swan on tracks causes rush-hour train disruption
A swan on the tracks of Scotland’s busiest railway station caused major delays and even cancellations to rush-hour rail services.
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Time-lapse footage shows construction of huge railway bridge
The steel structure of a new £60m railway bridge over the M6 has been completed.
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